As of April 10 2007, Bangkok Airways will begin its direct services from Bangkok to Pakse, another exotic destination in Laos two days a week on Tuesday and Saturday.
Flight schedules are:
Flight number: PG# 947
Departs Bangkok at 1125 hrs.
Arrives Pakse at 1255 hrs.
Flying time: 1 hour 35 minutes
Flight number: PG# 948
Departs Pakse at 1605 hrs.
Arrives Bangkok at 1735 hrs.
Flying time: 1 hour 35 minutes
For more information, please visit airline’s website on:
http://www.bangkokair.com/
February 15th, 2007
As of March 02 2007, Bangkok Airways will begin direct flights between Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City three days a week on Tuesdays, Friday and Sunday.
Flight schedules are as follows:
Flight number: PG# 939
Departs Bangkok at 1630 hrs.
Arrives Ho Chi Minh City at 1755 hrs.
Flying time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Flight number: PG# 040
Departs Ho Chi Minh City at 1850 hrs.
Arrives Bangkok at 2015 hrs.
Flying time: 1 hour 25 minutes
For more information, please click on the airline’s website:
http://www.bangkokair.com/
February 15th, 2007
China Southern Airlines, the world’s 10th largest airline – is pleased to announce a major international expansion during 2007.
Slated to open in 2007 are all-new air routes to eight Asian nations, including Cambodia, India, Japan, Laos, United Arab Emirates, as well as Nigeria and Angola, with cities including: Dubai, Luanda, New Delhi, Phuket, Sendai, Sapporo, Siem Reap, Vientiane and Yangon.
This new International expansion is a major step in China Southern’s construction in building Guangzhou as a major global business and logistic destination.
Mr. Si’s announcement comes on the heels of China Southern’s recent opening of new service from China to Lagos, Nigeria and Kathmandu, Nepal.
International routes slated for opening in 2007 include:
Guangzhou-Dubai-Guangzhou
Guangzhou-Luanda-Guangzhou
Guangzhou-Sendai-Guangzhou
Guangzhou-Sapporo-Guangzhou
Guangzhou-Katmandu-Guangzhou
Guangzhou-Delhi-Guangzhou
Guangzhou-Siem Reap-Guangzhou
Guangzhou-Phuket-Guangzhou
Guangzhou-Yangon-Guangzhou
Guangzhou-Vientiane-Guangzhou
By the close of February 2007, China Southern Airlines will operate 82 International and regional services. Guangzhou and Beijing will serve as its major airport hubs, with regional airports in Urumqi in China’s northeast and Shenyang in the northwest serving as an air network covering all of Asia, with convenient connections to Africa, Australia, Europe and the United States.
With world headquarters In Guangzhou, China Southern Airlines currently operates 22 Guangzhou-outbound International and regional routes, with direct services to the major cities in North America, Europe, Australia, South East Asian areas, Japan and South Korea.
The largest airline in The People’s Republic of China for the past 28 years, China Southern Airlines – www.cs-air.com/en – connects more than 80 cities around the globe. Major business and vacation destinations served in China include: Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hong Kong, Kunming, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Wuhan, and International service as well, including: Amsterdam, Bangkok, Fukuoka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Islamabad, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Los Angeles, Manila, Melbourne, Moscow, Osaka, Paris, Penang, Phnom Penh, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.
For China Southern Airlines reservations and information, please check out its website on:
http://www.cs-air.com/en
Source: businesswire
February 15th, 2007
Air Bagan will launch regional services by April 2007 using 2 of its 228-seats A310-200 for daily services on routes Yangon-Bangkok and Yangon-Singapore and for two-weekly services on the route Yangon-Mandalaay-Kunming. In its recent announcement, the airline stated it was also planning to fly daily servcies to Siem Reap, Cambodia. This will allow it to tap the popularity of the Angkor Wat, the world heritage site.
Air Bagan is due to take delivery of 158-seat A320 in September, while currently it has 8 aircrafts including 1 fokker-100, 2 ATR-42s, 3 of ATR-72s and 2 of A310-200.
Air Bagan was established in November 2004 as the 3rd deomstic carrier to compete with Air Mandalay and Yangon Airways. Currently they are operating to 17 destinations including main tourist destinations as well as to other commercially important destinations such as Yangon, Mandalay, Nyaung U, Heho, Kyaing-Tong, Tachileik, Myitkyina, Putao, Dawei, Myeik, Kawthaung, Thandwe, Sittwe , Pathein , NayPyiTaw, Kalaymyo & Lashio.
Source: TTR Weekly
February 15th, 2007