From an interview with former CM-mayor Boonlert Buranupakorn, whose family-group owns four hotels here, in the Business-Section of 'The Nation' on 22/1/2008 :-

"Boonlert said there were no present plans to revive the proposed budget airline Chiang Mai Airways, which he set up with other Chiang Mai-based businessmen some years ago.

Plans for the airline foundered because of the country's economic downturn and rising oil prices. Investors are waiting for better conditions and to see the policies of the new government before making any further moves, he said.

With registered capital of Bt100 million, Chiang Mai Airways was intended to link Thailand's northern capital with Shanghai, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan."

This appears to be further bad news, for tourism & air-links to Chiang Mai, following the recent withdrawl of flights to/from Hong Kong, by Hong Kong Express, who have switched services to Bangkok instead.

there been far too many talk about -- expanding , the air expansion had been a folklore for about 5-6 years now ..

from moving it to between lamphun and chiangmai - to buidling large runway allow 747-400 to land for international flight

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all this take time , especially in thailand .. cos .. the process is usually hinder by - who to undertable and - who get a bigger share .. and when the round table can't feed all the knight .. off with the head...

have yo heard about the express train from chiangmai to bangkok which would only take 3 hour ?

that another folklore . - china investment but so far .. still .. not much light on it . here we go ..

have yo heard about the express train from chiangmai to bangkok which would only take 3 hour ?

Is that the one, which has an intermediate-stop, in Samui ?

No no samui one is the bio .. teleportor , like the one you saw on star trek and on The fly .

the one i am talking about is a china invested SINO thai project .. - which open a direct rail from singapore all the way to Euro ..

maybe in the next 5-10 years it would open up

No no samui one is the bio .. teleportor , like the one you saw on star trek and on The fly .

Naam would be the person to know all about that !

the one i am talking about is a china invested SINO thai project .. - which open a direct rail from singapore all the way to Euro ..

maybe in the next 5-10 years it would open up

I'd love to see it, and would definitely consider taking it, for the adventure, if it will also carry passengers.