Air Asia Moving To Don Muang October 2012

[uptheos]

Air Asia has announced that they will be moving to Don Muang in October.

I presume this means lock, stock and barrel so anyone travelling from CNX and transferring to AA international flights will be possible at Don Muang.

. AirAsia Ready to Transfer Flight Operations to Don Mueang Airport from October 1st, 2012 Bangkok, 25 June 2012

AirAsia affirms its readiness to transfer all operations to Don Mueang International Airport by October 1st, 2012. The airline assures Don Mueang Airport will be able to accommodate its growing fleet and provide its customers with the utmost satisfaction.

Mr. Tassapon Bijleveld, CEO of Thai AirAsia, said that AirAsia’s decision to return to Don Mueang Airport was carefully assessed as he noted that the capabilities of Don Mueang Airport are in line with AirAsia’s own growth plan. Thorough consideration into transferring to Don Mueang Airport found that the airport’s capabilities, coupled with the Airports of Thailand Company’s assistance measures, meant AirAsia could better manage its cost more effectively and provide passengers with improved service.

“The uncongested Don Mueang Airport is sure to prove a benefit to AirAsia when it boosts its fleet of Airbus A320s to a total of 48 and welcomes more customers. The airport’s location also makes it conducive to further travel. Prospective travelers should have confidence in what Don Mueang has to offer”, said Mr. Tassapon.

AirAsia has scheduled October 1st this year as the date when all of its services will be based at Don Mueang Airport. The airline’s flights will retain their FD code and original schedules. Passengers who are affected by the switch to Don Mueang Airport, may alter their flights by either choosing another travel date on the same route either 7 days before or after their original travel date, at no additional cost. Passengers also have an option to convert the paid flight into credit shell available to be used within the next 90 days. The change options are only available to affected passengers who purchased their tickets before 26 June 2012 whose travel dates are from 1 October 2012 onwards. For further information and developments visit www.airasia.com or contact the AirAsia Call Center at 02-515-999.

Got question? Find the answers at AskAirAsia.com

[Jayman]

http://www.airasia.c...6iiqb_th_en.htm

There is the official link with announcement.

[catmac]

And that means that Air Asia have moved themselves away from all the main International airlines in Bangkok. Smart move indeed!

As I posted elsewhere, this year I reluctantly booked Thai for the BKK-CNX hop, as the thought of going from one airport to the other in Bangkok made me shudder.

Sad really, as I was a great fan of AA, never had any problems in all my years of flying with them.

[Thailand]

So the only international connections for Air Asia from DM will be Air Asia's flights to:

Australia,

Cambodia,

China,

Hong Kong,

India,

Indonesia,

Japan,

Macau,

Malaysia,

Myanmar,

Singapore,

South Korea,

Sri Lanka,

Vietnam

Seems to me they have got Asia well and truly covered and taking a lot of the competition out of the picture if they keep their prices low.

[onthedarkside]

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