rooster59 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Russian demand to drive increase in Phuket-bound flights Russians are returning to Phuket, officials confirmed. Photo: Gazette filePHUKET: The island will reportedly be doubling its weekly flights to and from St Petersburg, Russia, due to a sharp increase in demand, a national-level government spokesperson said.During last week’s Thailand-Russia aviation conference held by the Ministry of Transportation in Bangkok, officials agreed to increase the overall weekly flights between Thailand and Russia from 42 to 70, Deputy Spokesman Maj Gen Sunsern Kaewkumnerd told The Nation.“Moreover, Russian representatives have also requested to redirect a daily Chiang Mai flight to Krabi,” he added. Full story: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Russian-demand-drive-increase-Phuketbound-flights/63263?desktopversion -- Phuket Gazette 2016-02-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Phuket is a great place to escape the cold winters in S. Petersburg. Lovely city with one of the best museums in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod reborn Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Tanks for tourists? Nice trade deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 I guess the Russian's are back ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedivezone Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Phuket is a great place to escape the cold winters in S. Petersburg. Lovely city with one of the best museums in the world. The Patong nightlife museum ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirtless Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Well they can soon close the Patong is dead thread, but with the rouble so low will demand eventuate . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 nothing to see or do in Hua Hin. Boring. Terrible beach. Don't come here. Check Point Charlie. You are now entering the Allied zone. Turn around. Go back. Da sveedaneeya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas32 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 What a load of BS Russia's 2016 economic growth estimation has decreased from 0.3 percent to -1.3 percent, while this rate is expected to decrease from 1.8 percent to 1 percent for 2017. long recession for Russia also could he not come up with something better ? However, there has been no confirmation of the dates, times or airlines for the additional flights, explained Somsak Pakdeerak, deputy president of the Phuket International Airport administration department. “We are coordinating with Russian officials to chalk out the new weekly schedules,” he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pdavies99 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Fantastic!! Now if only we can think how to get all the chinese who come to Pattaya to go there too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deli Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 If this drives out at least some of the Chinese, welcome beautiful Russian girls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 The aviation industry is complaining about Thai aviation standards, Have you seen some of the old Russian classic planes. Aeroflot they actually rattle & thats on the outside!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csabo Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Capt. Vasili Borodin: I will live in Pattaya. And I will marry a round Thai woman and raise rabbits, and she will cook them for me. And I will have a pickup truck... maybe even a "recreational vehicle." And drive from province to province. Do they let you do that? Captain Ramius: I suppose. Capt. Vasili Borodin: No papers? Captain Ramius: No papers, province to province. Capt. Vasili Borodin: Well then, in winter I will live in... Phuket. Actually, I think I will need two wives. Captain Ramius: Oh, at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango974 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 they dont come Chiang Mai ? Good the season will be calm and pleasant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Why not, if they believe they can handle double the trouble... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamplaimattlad Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 The aviation industry is complaining about Thai aviation standards, Have you seen some of the old Russian classic planes. Aeroflot they actually rattle & thats on the outside!!!!! Not so bad nowadays..........International flights pretty good standard maintained.........Domestic/internal flights do still have some of the old Tupolev boneshakers in action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelplatoon Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Those lucky, lucky Islanders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredNL Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 I think that those "airliners" will scedule the maintenance of their "planes" in Thailand. Much cheaper and easier than in Russia, using Thai maintenance and repair men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattayaAl Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Russians no longer go to Turkey or Egypt, so Thailand is back on the travel cards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Russians can't vacation in Turkey any more, soooo....Turkey, Thailand, both start with a 'T'. OK! To Thailand for vacation. "I hear have Russian go-go girl in Phuket. Boris enjoy Sasha and Nakita pole dance very much!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Phuket is a great place to escape the cold winters in S. Petersburg. Lovely city with one of the best museums in the world. The Patong nightlife museum ? Sorry! I meant St. Petersburg! Apologies!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 There will always be at least a few Russians with money and now the usual St Petersburg warm weather destinations of Egypt (all of North Africa actually) and Turkey are closed down it was always expected there would be extra Western Russia tourist traffic headed to Thailand. Of course not to the levels it was before the rouble melt down but an up tic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidst01 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Phuket is a great place to escape the cold winters in S. Petersburg. Lovely city with one of the best museums in the world. now phuket will be the best place to avoid. In my opinion is a sxxxhole anyway. The worst Thai's in LOS live in phuket. far too aggresive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mankondang Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 But don't the Russians already unofficially run Phuket ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josemanuel Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 I don't think russian demand for Thailand is increasing, what I think is that flight to bangkok are going to change destination to phuket, same as the do say about redirecting from chiang mai to krabi. Russians seem to be interested only in beach tourism, and as the ruble is so depreciated, the ones going there go right to the place, the beach, instead of traveling to bangkok first. In Egypt russians used to fly directly to the beaches and if they visited El Cairo was on a one day trip, I think they are repeating this scheme here in Thailand. So I don't expect more russians getting there, but all of them concentrated in Patong beach, so they spend less money. But of course thais sell the news as if things were getting better, instead of what I actually think they are ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edkhalil Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 By doing so, Thailand could double the number of unpleasant vodka quaffers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder26 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 I guess the Russian's are back ..... You are right, because they don't go to Egypt and Turkey anymore because of political tensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 I guess the Russian's are back ..... You are right, because they don't go to Egypt and Turkey anymore because of political tensions. But their rubles don't go so far in Phuket compared with Egypt and Turkey. Time will tell ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevemercer Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 As another poster suggested this is mainly just publicity and to reassure the tourist markets. The number of flights probably won't actually increase until the next European winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Operator2002 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 The increase in flights to Thailand does probably only happen because 2 main destinations are closed for travelling now (prohibited to sell tours even via third/transit countries): Egypt and Turkey. For summer there are planned almost the same number of flights both to Phuket and Bangkok (almost half to half) as for winter season. Though the economical situation in Russia is not good (and no improvement is expected in the near future, only growing number of poor people and increase of jobless, unstable weak rouble) so any development and changes of plans are yet possible.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotorbreeze Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Fantastic!! Now if only we can think how to get all the chinese who come to Pattaya to go there too! I rather deal with a bus load of Chinese than have same amount of Russians who take up driving scooters!....look at nature, groups are easier to handle. I have yet to see any topless Chinese males....only seen overweight pale white male Russians in shopping malls.. Chinese do have culture and respect in belief system here in Thailand. Enough said... we as x pat have to adapt to this influx of Chinese and hope Russians holidays are in Kho Samui and Phuket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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