Solar Air Opens 'Bangkok-Hua Hin' Route

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Solar Air opens 'Bangkok-Hua Hin' route

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: -- Thai domestic airline Solar Air is opening a new route from Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport to the seaside resort of Hua Hin in this southern province, according to managing director Jirathit Aungaree.

He said the auspicious flight is set before the soon to come Thai new year, or 'Songkran Festival'.

A 19-seat twin engine propeller aircraft will be used. In the first phase, with four flights to be operated on Wednesdays, Fridays and weekends, with each flight costing at Bt2,700 (US$90), leaving Don Mueang Airport at 4pm and arriving the destination at 4.30pm. The return journey is at 5pm and arrives Bangkok at 5.30pm.

The new route will be convenience for travellers wishing to visit Hua Hin and its surrounding areas of Cha-Am, Pran Buri and Sam Roi Yot.

The target groups are foreign holiday travelers, businesspersons, Thai travellers, and civil servants.

Prachuap Khiri Khan Governor Weera Sreewattanatrakul said the route will enhance Hua Hin's image as an international destination. Currently, the various modes of transport to this resort town include travel by private cars, taxis, vans, bus, train, private jets and helicopter. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2011-03-25

[WilliaminBKK]

GREAT NEWS

[terryp]

GREAT NEWS

A 19-seat twin engine propeller aircraft will be used

You are easily pleased? i give it 6 months MAX, until they start a Hua Hin - Pattaya or Hua Hin-Phuket it aint gonna work

[ESB7]

Its always good to have another option but you can get a taxi for less than 2k and it would be door-door so a lot quicker and cheaper than the plane.............

[wpcoe]

Hasn't air service to/from Hua Hin come and gone a few times in the past?

I wish these guys success. Too bad, though, that it's only 4x/week and to/from Don Mueang. Daily service to Suvarnabhumi would be nice.

[Skint]

Those seats will be fully booked week in week out to thai's

[tw25rw]

Previous services didn't sell out to Thais and they were on smaller planes.

They should open services to other places than BKK. Hua Hin could be a small, if unlikely, hub..

[wpcoe]

You are easily pleased? i give it 6 months MAX, until they start a Hua Hin - Pattaya or Hua Hin-Phuket it aint gonna work

Did you know their route map does show service between Hua Hin and Pattaya as a future route? No indication of when, though.

It doesn't show Hua Hin to Phuket, however.

[stevenl]

Those seats will be fully booked week in week out to thai's

I don't see this work.

[AZBill]

By the time you screw around at the airport you could drive there!

[ESB7]

Those seats will be fully booked week in week out to thai's

I don't see this work.

Hua Hin is serviced by buses to Chiang Mai, Korat, Ubon, Burriram etc so even flights to those destinations wouldnt work.Drive from Don Mueng to Soi 112 in Hua Hin, 3 hours, a flight plus check in and taxi etc is far more expensive and longer...........rich Thais will drive the Merc down for the weekend, family of 5 return is 26,000, by car 1,000......no brainer really

[Mxcross]

I for one hope it takes of (excuse the pun) was a real bonus being able to get to Bangkok in 45 mins.

Have had to travel there every month in the last 6 months for a 20 min appointment and despite the cost of the plane being more than a (so called taxi) I feel safer in the air than in the passenger seat of a formula one wanna be.

Good luck to the venture, I will use it .

[a10ams]

I used to use SGA when they operated the route. I fly into in Suv at 12.30 every eight weeks and by the time I get to Don Mueng and wait on the 4pm flight I could already be in Hua Hin by taxi.

I have never seen SGA's flight even half-full and on two occasions I have been the only passenger.

Won't last I fear.