I'm out the airport and can see people checking in on a China Eastern flight to Kunming.

Three flights a week apparently.

I wonder is there a Thai consulate there could one do a visa run?

Was at the airport at lunch time on Friday Scea and

it was packed with people checking in.

I wonder is there a Thai consulate there could one do a visa run?

I don't think so, and you would need a Chinese visa which you have to go to the consulate in Chiang Mai for.

There is a Thai Consulate in Kunming. I did business in Kunming for many years and it is an outstanding place.

I'll look before I leap next time.

Consulate-General of Thailand in Kunming

http://embassy-finder.com/thailand_in_kunming_china

same problem in kunming last week

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kunming-train-station-attack-leaves-dozens-dead-1.2556302

So there are direct flights from C.Rai to kunming 3 times a week??

Any idea of prices and can u buy a ticket at agency in C.rai??

339 USD on kayak.com

Finally, Chiang Rai International Airport has an International flight.

My Chinese girl just flew from kunming to chiang rai for 1000 yuan.

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339USD is quite a good price to fly direct. Last i had to fly to bkk then to kunming.

There's been a regular flight fro Chiang Mai to Kunming for quite a while, I used it in 2006.

Finally, Chiang Rai International Airport has an International flight.

While Chiang Rai Airport's international status has always been a source of amusement to travelers I must confess that being able to pass through immigration and customs, so avoiding the scrum at Swampy, then entering the International departures area on arrival with minimum fuss is very convenient.

I'd presume this only works with a Thai Airways domestic connection though.

Next should be fly directly to some Asia countries instead of transiting at BKK.

I'd like to see Yangon, Vientiane, Hanoi and Phnom Penh available.

I'd like to see Yangon, Vientiane, Hanoi and Phnom Penh available.

Yangon is available from Chiang Mai, but in general Thailand's stupid obsession with Bangkok's primate city status needs to end before more flights are offered directly to Chiang Mai/Chiang Rai and other cities. It is good to see China Eastern take the lead - some years back THAI used to fly from Chiang Mai to Kunming twice a week, but stopped flying altogether, with no plans to re-offer this service despite the possibility for high load factors. Maybe THAI SMile will see the light in the near future, although the fact that they stopped flights from Phuket to Mumbai, Delhi and Kuala Lumpur only months after they were first offered is not an encouraging sign. Still, forcing everyone to pass through Bangkok is ridiculous - I mean, who goes to LA first in order to get to New York? I don't see any difference in Thailand...now with the problems in Bangkok, airlines should start flying elsewhere and that includes THAI.