Guest wowpow Posted July 15, 2007 Posted July 15, 2007 Bangkok Airways slashes fares to fend off budget rivals BOONSONG KOSITCHOTETHANA Low-season fare discounting is intensifying as the full-service airline Bangkok Airways has begun to offer ticket prices that may make no-frills carriers look a tad expensive. The airline has slashed ticket prices on eleven selected routes, three of them domestic, by as much as 60% to stimulate traffic demand during July and August. For instance, a round-trip ticket, including fuel surcharges and taxes, on Bangkok Airways' Bangkok-Chiang Mai flight goes for only 2,020 baht, compared to the normal level of 5,200 baht. An all-inclusive return ticket on the Bangkok-Fukuoka route under Bangkok Airways' ''Wow Fare'' campaign costs 13,220 baht, a reduction of 12,500 baht from the normal rate. The discounted round-trip fares are offered for the airline's flights from Bangkok to Hiroshima (10,000 baht excluding extras), Ho Chi Minh City (5,000 baht), the Maldives (10,000 baht), Pakse, Phnom Penh, Shenzhen and Rangoon, each at 4,000 baht. The return fares from Bangkok to Phuket are 2,800 baht and Trat 1,500 baht. Bangkok Airways is not offering heavily discounted fares for its lucrative route to Koh Samui, a popular destination for European sunbathers. More at http://www.bangkokpost.com/140707_Business...l2007_biz40.php http://www.bangkokair.com/ Quote
