Gaybutton Posted April 8, 2010 Posted April 8, 2010 Pattaya City Hall in conjunction with U-Tapao airport directors and local businesses and institutes joined together in announcing the official opening of a tourism link between Pattaya City and Luang Prabang, Laos. Pattaya, the 8th of April 2010 [PDN]: In a meeting at Pattaya City Hall on Thursday, Pattaya City Deputy Mayor Ronnakit Ekasing, Rear Admiral Suraphon Aisanon (U-Tapao Airport Vice-Director) and associated businesses and institutes joined to announce the opening date for an air travel link between the Kingdom of Thailand and the Peoples Democratic Republic of Laos. The planned route is designed to benefit the tourism industries of both countries by opening up new avenues of travel. http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2010/04/08/pattaya-laos-air-travel-link-announced/ Quote
Guest Posted April 8, 2010 Posted April 8, 2010 I couldn't read the full article, for some reason. Last time I looked, the BKK-Luang Prabang route seemed to be served by Bangkok Airways/Air Lao. The pricing made this look rather like some sort of cartel. If I remember correctly, flights from BKK==>Udon Thani and Chiang Mai ==>BKK were about Quote
Gaybutton Posted April 9, 2010 Author Posted April 9, 2010 Is there a Thai consulate there? Not in Luang Prabang. There is the Thai embassy in Vientiane. In Laos, that's all there is. Quote
pong Posted April 9, 2010 Posted April 9, 2010 and there is a consul in Savannakhet-just opposite Mukdaharn-with the 2nd bridge in between. Thaivisa.com has all that info. NOK air has got a new strategy and wil not operate foreign flights anymore. The quoted prices are not outrageous for BKK-air, the other ones are domestic and low-cost. Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted April 10, 2010 Posted April 10, 2010 The quoted prices are not outrageous for BKK-air, the other ones are domestic and low-cost. Bangkok Air markets itself as a boutique airline - not a low cost one. So its fares are generally on the high side on all routes Some years ago it used to have a very good flight/fare covering several World Heritage sites at Sukhothai, Luang Prabang, Hue and Siem Reap. I guess the demand was not there and they ditched it. Quote
