satiariyan Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 (edited) Hi, These days I'm getting a lot of questions from patrons about how to get home to US, UK, etc. the best i can think of is to tell them that Chiang Mai has an international airport with direct flights to several SEA countries from where they can fly further away. Then they have more questions like to which city and by which airway - of which I have no clue. Can anyone help? On a sitenote: Which direct domestic destinations are there (other than Bangkok of course) - any to the South in particular? Edited November 27, 2008 by satiariyan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axel2001 Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Air Asia flights from Chiang Mai to Kuala Lumpur http://www.airasia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve2UK Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 (edited) Check here - looks like a fairly full list (but from 2005 & I see it misses Air Asia to KL) : http://www.1stopchiangmai.com/getting_here/air/ Edited November 27, 2008 by Steve2UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelal Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 When I leave in 26 days (yes, I'm counting!), I'm flying direct from CNX to Seoul on Korean Air, then from Seoul to Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65Craig Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 I haven't been home in awhile, but China-Airlines used to run a flight from Chiang Mai to Taipae, and from there you could go anywhere (I fly to San Francisco). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heybruce Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 I haven't been home in awhile, but China-Airlines used to run a flight from Chiang Mai to Taipae, and from there you could go anywhere (I fly to San Francisco). I'll be very disappointed if they don't have that flight, I've already paid for an December 9 e-ticket leaving Chiang Mai to Taipae and on to Los Angeles. I hope the protesters don't decide to close our airport also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnxmike Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 (edited) These are all international flights from Chiang Mai: CNX - KMG CNX - LPQ CNX - KUL CNX - RGN CNX - SIN CNX - TPE CNX - REP Korean Airlines ceased their flights to ICN (Seoul, Korea) Edited November 27, 2008 by cnxmike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelal Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 (edited) Korean Airlines ceased their flights to ICN (Seoul, Korea) Uhhhh...as of when? I'm supposed to be on that flight next month. . . . Since posting this, I just did a quick search on Orbitz. Korean Air is still offering flights from CNX to ICN, but not back. That's just fine by me. Edited November 28, 2008 by angelal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnxmike Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 (edited) I don't remember the exact date, but I think they stopped flying to Seoul in september. Check their web site: http://www.koreanair.com/ or even better call them. Edited November 28, 2008 by cnxmike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paagai Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 I should preface this as an un-substantiated rumour, but I heard yesterday that seats on the main international flights out of CNX over the next few days are like "rocking-horse shit". Apparently today's Silk Air flight to SIN has 200 people waitlisted (or more probably there are people spread over the next several days waitlists)! Thai TV news last night was showing Chiang Mai rail station queues - apparently Train and bus tickets to Bangkok are equally hard to come by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnxmike Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 According to web site of Korean Air, there are no flights from CNX to Seoul ! I'd rather believe Korean Air then Orbitz, when it comes to flights with Korean Air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelal Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 According to web site of Korean Air, there are no flights from CNX to Seoul !I'd rather believe Korean Air then Orbitz, when it comes to flights with Korean Air. When I tried to check the Korean Air website earlier, it was down for maintenance; that's why I checked Orbitz. Now I can access KA's site and see that they no longer offer flights from CNX. So the question becomes, will they honor my existing ticket? If not, will I be put on another carrier, free of additional charge? Will I actually be able to escape this country as planned? I suppose I have to call them and find out. This is making me a little nervous.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerbeer Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 According to web site of Korean Air, there are no flights from CNX to Seoul !I'd rather believe Korean Air then Orbitz, when it comes to flights with Korean Air. When I tried to check the Korean Air website earlier, it was down for maintenance; that's why I checked Orbitz. Now I can access KA's site and see that they no longer offer flights from CNX. So the question becomes, will they honor my existing ticket? If not, will I be put on another carrier, free of additional charge? Will I actually be able to escape this country as planned? I suppose I have to call them and find out. This is making me a little nervous.... it puzzles me how you got the ticket for a non-existant flight in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelal Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 it puzzles me how you got the ticket for a non-existant flight in the first place. It's the return portion of a round-trip flight that was booked back in February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelal Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 The plot thickens: Round-trip non-stop flights from Seoul to Chiang Mai can still be purchased via the Korean Air website, as long as the trip originates in Seoul. So aparently I will be able to use the second half of my ticket to get out of here next month. They must be using a partner carrier, if Korean Air hasn't been at CNX since September. Any idea which other carrier they'd be using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnxmike Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 In my opinion there are only 2 possibities. CNX - BKK with TG and then on to ICN with KE or CNX - TPE with CI and then on to ICN with KE I think the first option is the most likely. Of course Korean Airlines (KE) has to change your ticket free of charge. You are having a binding transportation contract from CNX to ICN. I would get in touch with travel agency, which sold the ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnxmike Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 @angelal I would get in touch with the agency or Korean Airlines as soon as possible. This time of the year is a very busy one, and all flights from Thailand to Korea might be full already. Most likely KE have rebooked you already. But sometimes sh_t happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ovenman Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 When I tried to check the Korean Air website earlier, it was down for maintenance; that's why I checked Orbitz. Now I can access KA's site and see that they no longer offer flights from CNX. So the question becomes, will they honor my existing ticket? If not, will I be put on another carrier, free of additional charge? Will I actually be able to escape this country as planned? I suppose I have to call them and find out. This is making me a little nervous.... Does the Korean Airlines website have an option where you can enter a record locater and display that itinerary? Oftentimes when there is a canceled flight, the airline will automatically make new flight arrangements without any prompting from the passenger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farseer Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 More flights to more destinations are now being offered from Chiangmai, they realize that they need to expand their services quickly. Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelal Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Does the Korean Airlines website have an option where you can enter a record locater and display that itinerary? Yes, but that only seems to apply to tickets purchased directly from KA. My ticket was purchased by my employer's travel department, and I don't think they went directly through KA. My husband's ticket (same flights, same dates) was purchased via Orbitz. Orbitz hasn't sent me any updates regarding Korean Air. I'll keep digging. Thanks for the suggestions, all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whimsy Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 Not sure exactly where it was going, but I definitely saw a Korean Air plane in the air over T. Chang Phuak leaving Chiang Mai at about 2:30 am today. Planes in the sky are so rare this week I had to look up to see which airline had managed to fly somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelal Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Not sure exactly where it was going, but I definitely saw a Korean Air plane in the air over T. Chang Phuak leaving Chiang Mai at about 2:30 am today. Planes in the sky are so rare this week I had to look up to see which airline had managed to fly somewhere. Good news. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsmandell Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 These are all international flights from Chiang Mai:CNX - KMG CNX - LPQ CNX - KUL CNX - RGN CNX - SIN CNX - TPE CNX - REP Korean Airlines ceased their flights to ICN (Seoul, Korea) CNX - RGN was supposed to be suspended in October and resumed in November, but I cannot tell from web searches if it is up and running again. Does anybody know if these flights are still active? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whimsy Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Not sure exactly where it was going, but I definitely saw a Korean Air plane in the air over T. Chang Phuak leaving Chiang Mai at about 2:30 am today. Planes in the sky are so rare this week I had to look up to see which airline had managed to fly somewhere. Good news. Thanks! Out of curiosity I checked on flightstats.com. It was KE668 departing 48 minutes late for Seoul. This is listed as a scheduled flight on Korean Airlines web site, departing at 01:55 Wed and Sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelal Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Out of curiosity I checked on flightstats.com. It was KE668 departing 48 minutes late for Seoul. This is listed as a scheduled flight on Korean Airlines web site, departing at 01:55 Wed and Sun. Hey, that's going to be my flight in a few weeks! I am very glad to know it's operational. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 ITS HAPPENING!! China Airlines has started flying through Chiang Mai on their AMS - Taipeh route. Who needs Bangkok? Needless to say it's much more convenient this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnxmike Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Finally the new international terminal makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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