U-Taphao Adding Flights For Pattaya Travelers

[Rimmer]

U-Taphao Adding Flights For Pattaya Travelers

SATTAHIP:--Solar Air airlines will add new routes from U-Taphao airport to Siemreab and Chumphon airports beginning November 9. The new routes are partly in anticipation of increased tourism business from the ASEAN Economic Community pact in the year 2015. The new flights will be offered four days a week.

PATTAYA-October 26, 2012 [PDN]; press conference, the mayor of Pattaya and airline officials announced that Solar Air airlines will offer new routes from U-Taphao International airport to Siemreab and Chumphon airports in order to facilitate travel to and from Pattaya.

The announcement was made at U-Taphao International Airport, Amphur Baan Chang, Rayong province; by Mr. Itthiphol Khunpleum, the Lord Mayor of Pattaya; together with Vice Admiral Suraphong Aisanon, the consultant of the administrative chairman of U-Taphao airport; Rear Admiral Saknarin Charoensuk, the director of U-Taphao International airport; Mr. Prapatara Lekkhean, the managing director of Max Royal Tour Co., Ltd.; and Captain Jirathit Ongaree, CEO of Solar Air airline.

The new airline routes will open for service on November 9, 2012. The new U-Tapao airport routes will open for service 4 days per week. The planes used by Solar Air are Dornia 228 aircraft with a passenger capacity of 18 seats. The smaller planes are very convenient and have a high standard of safety.

The new routes are a cooperative venture between Solar Air and Max Royal Tour Co., Ltd. which specializes in Pattaya tourism. The routes will fly from U-Taphao to many foreign and domestic destinations.

Full story:http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2012/10/27/u-taphao-adding-flights-for-pattaya-travelers/

--PATTAYA DAILY NEWS 2012-10-27

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[asiawatcher]

Great (excellent) news, crowd out the possibility of the US trying to use Utapao as an observation "weather station". Dorniers (not Dornia's) are a great little prop aircraft as well and I am sure the trips will almost be a worthwhile aerial viewing of the eastern side of Thailand as a day trip. Ideal for Visa runs too.

[thaikahuna]

Great (excellent) news, crowd out the possibility of the US trying to use Utapao as an observation "weather station". Dorniers (not Dornia's) are a great little prop aircraft as well and I am sure the trips will almost be a worthwhile aerial viewing of the eastern side of Thailand as a day trip. Ideal for Visa runs too.

It will be interesting to see what the schedule and the fares look like....

[Rimmer]

New Flights to begin from Pattaya-Utapao Airport

SATTAHIP:--s Thailand prepares for the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement to be implemented in 2015, Solar Air, which is a small Thai airline, is expanding to ensure it can offer flights to destinations within Thailand which have previously not been available from the airport along with flights to and from Siam Reap in Cambodia.

The airline is joining forces with the Maxx Royal Tour Company who are based in South Pattaya to offer the flights from the airport which is located only 50kms from Pattaya. On Friday, Pattaya’s Mayor, Khun Itipon, joined representatives from the Pattaya-Utapao Airport, Solar Air and the Maxx Royal Tour Company to announce two new routes, one to Chumporn Province and the other to Siam Reap in Cambodia.

Chumporn Province in the South of Thailand borders the southern tip of Burma. The airline uses 19-seater Dornier228 and 19-seater EMB110-P2 planes and will offer flights 4 days a week to and from the two new destinations starting from 9th November.

Full story:http://www.pattayaon...utapao-airport/

-- Pattaya One 2012-10-27

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[meatballs]

Wish AirAsia would add Utapao sometime in my lifetime.. It'd save the 2 hour trip to BKK.

[guzzi850m2]

I started to use U-taphao when going to/from Phuket with BKK Airways and it's really convenient for me and my wife take the car back to Pattaya and pick me up again, only about 35km each way.

Last time I went, I checked in and the nice lady said, gate no 1 mister, LOL, there was only 2 domestic flights the whole day.

Edited October 27, 2012 by guzzi850m2

[ccarbaugh]

It just occured to me that

if an airline really

wanted to make a profit,

they could offer a

(reasonably-priced) once

or twice a week flight to

Clark in the Philipines.

Probably quite a few in

Pattya would like the

occasional change of scenery - ??

[candid]

The OP suggests that Itthipol is now a Lord Mayor (Daily News) but Howard demotes him back to Mayor. So, has he been elevated to high office or what?