Domestic flights to chiang rai from BKK

[snake24]

I checked on domestic flights thai and they mention air asia, thai airways, nok and orient thai so are there other airlines that fly there?

[snake24]

Thanks guys i found that information from wikipedia.

[charlie1968]

Me and the wife always use nok

Charlie

[CP3]

doubt oriental is still flying. Airasia, Nok and TG.

[toybits]

Thai Smile, the budget airline of TG will be taking all TG flights. TG has suspended flights to Chiang Rai.

[sceadugenga]

I cant see Chiang Rai as a destination on their website, would you still book through the TG site?

[snake24]

Thai Smile, the budget airline of TG will be taking all TG flights. TG has suspended flights to Chiang Rai.

It's only available next year. That's the info i got from wiki.

[sceadugenga]

Thai airways was still accepting bookings today.

[snake24]

Yes you can book on thai airways but damn it's expensive. It's more expensive flying from bkk to chiang rai compared to flying from my country to bkk. WTH.

[villagefarang]

Low capacity paired with high demand and you get high prices. Low demand, with high capacity and you get reduce fares in an attempt to fill empty seats.

[snake24]

Low capacity paired with high demand and you get high prices. Low demand, with high capacity and you get reduce fares in an attempt to fill empty seats.

Still doesn't make sense let's just leave the fact that 2 are budget airlines and one is a normal airline and just follow your logic for a while. There are x number of ppl that want to fly to chiang rai and back to bkk and vice versa. Suffice to say these ppl would most likely just choose any airline they wanted cos the flights are short unless more ppl actually want to fly via thai airways vs the other 2 airlines.

[sceadugenga]

I gave up Air Asia for Thai when they stopped flying into Swampy, pain in the butt when you have an international connection... and NO... going a day early and having the big night out in Bangkok lost it's appeal years ago.

[harrry]

THai advised reecently they were dropping 3 of the four flights they have and replacing them with thai Smile.

[sceadugenga]

Thanks Harrry, starting 16th Jan '14 I see.

http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/thai-airways-uses-thai-smile-to-expand-in-china-and-laos-but-domestic-focus-remains-130188

[bifftastic]

I always use one of the cheaper airlines, I don't mind going to DMK instead of BKK if I've got an international flight to catch.

But some will use Thai for that reason.

When I'm in Bangkok anyway, there's no way I'd be paying three times the fare just to go with Thai. Air Asia, or Nok whichever's cheapest, it's only an hour and a bit.

A plane's a plane.

Headphones, book, relax, wait till we get there.

[toybits]

Don't mind flying to DM. I can always hop on the free shuttle bus to swampy. Takes around 45 minutes between airports.

[snake24]

Don't mind flying to DM. I can always hop on the free shuttle bus to swampy. Takes around 45 minutes between airports.

What is swampy?

[villagefarang]

Don't mind flying to DM. I can always hop on the free shuttle bus to swampy. Takes around 45 minutes between airports.

What is swampy?

Pet name for Suvarnabhumi International Airport Bangkok Thailand.

Edited October 11, 2013 by onthedarkside
Off topic question removed + the follw up posts

[Garry]

Don't mind flying to DM. I can always hop on the free shuttle bus to swampy. Takes around 45 minutes between airports.

What is swampy?

To add to VF's remarks, Suvarnabhumi International Airport was built on a swamp..hence Swampy