rooster59 Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Phuket landing a first for European budget airline into Southeast Asia Long-haul, budget airline Eurowings landed in Phuket early this morning, marking its move into the Southeast Asian market. Photo: TAT PHUKET: Eurowings, Lufthansa Group’s long-haul budget airline, spearheaded its push into Southeast Asia this morning as its inaugural Cologne-Phuket flight landed at Phuket International Airport.The flight marks the first European low-cost carrier to link with Southeast Asia. Eurowings will fly Airbus A330s, with a capacity of 380 passengers, on the route twice a week.Christian Hein, senior vice president for sales at Eurowings, said air travel in the Asia and Pacific region would continue to grow, thanks to the area’s booming economy and a continued increase in the number of international travellers.Southeast Asia in particular is becoming a true emerging market for low-cost airline business, since all nations in the region will become a single market under the Asean Economic Community from the beginning of next year, Mr Hein told The Nation. Full story: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Phuket-landing-first-European-budget-airline-Southeast/62685?desktopversion -- Phuket Gazette 2015-12-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 just had a look at Jan prices, over £600, not too budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 A capacity of 380 passengers. On an a330 - pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 A capacity of 380 passengers. On an a330 - pass. Is that packing them in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Errrr.... Remember Germanwings?Same company.Unless you want to be flown into a mountain, I'd give them a wide berth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterdk Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 (edited) Norwegian has been flying to Bkk for a long time ( Since 30 May 2013 ) - and they are budget.... And Bkk is in SE Asia as far as I can tell. How to define a budget airline ? In my book, when you pay extra for any food, drinks, seating, faster check-in, luggage excluding the 10 kilo carry-on, changing the flight etc. And that is true for Norwegian flights. So no, Phuket didn't land the first European budget airline into SE Asia.. Not by a country mile. Norwegian uses the Dreamliner - if anyone wanted to know - I forget the seating capacity ( looked it up - seems its the 787-8 version with 242 seats ) - but comfortable enough for a normal build 185cm tall. 12 hours approx. Oslo ( or Copenhagen or Stockholm ) directly to Suvarnabhumi. Norwegian operates out of Gatwick and a flight to say Copenhagen ( to catch the Copenhagen --> Bangkok flight ) is around 40EU or 30£ - looking at February 2016 prices. Edited December 20, 2015 by peterdk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetT Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 A capacity of 380 passengers. On an a330 - pass. Is that packing them in? Standing room for 50.........? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foexie Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 A capacity of 380 passengers. On an a330 - pass. that was my idea also when i first red it. But seems a 330-300 can take 440 passengers in 1 class. So they still have room for 60 more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanukjim Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 just had a look at Jan prices, over £600, not too budget. Which goes to show you that it cost to operate safely with the correct mechanical and personnel.You can fly and pay accordingly.Save a quid or two on "Take A Chance Airways". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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