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Low-cost carrier One-Two-Go will suspend its operations from July 22 to September 15, making it the first airline victim of record oil prices.

Founder and CEO Udom Tatiprosongchai said the unrelenting rise in oil prices had forced the airline to shut down temporarily.

During this period there will be a reorganisation to prepare for a return to business.

“The company has been losing money for months, and we cannot continue like this,” said Udom, adding that One-Two-Go would resume operations when the situation improved.

Two of its rival, Thai AirAsia and Nok Ai, are still in service but facing the same cost pressure.

Both have revised their business strategies and rescheduled some routes.

Udom said One Two Go had been operating based on actual costs while other players had different strategies. In a statement, One Two Go said high oil prices were hurting the global airline industry.

Airlines world-wide have cut 30 per cent of their flights and raised surcharges to stay in business.

One Two Go was the country’s first low-cost airline, starting its service in December 2003 with a Bangkok-Chiang Mai flight.

It ran into trouble when one of its planes crashed in Phuket, killing 90 passengers. Rumours abounded that it could face regulatory problems due to its safety record.

Udom declined to comment on this issue.

Relatives of the victims in the Phuket crash have started a web-site, www.investigateudom.com, to campaign for an investigation into Udom’s business conduct.

It was alleged that Udom had misled pilots into flying unsafe planes and paid bonuses for those who worked beyond the legal maximum of flying hours.

Chaisak Angkasuwan, director-general of the Civil Aviation Department, could not be reached for comment yesterday.

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Thai Airways International is adjusting its fuel surcharge on international and domestic flights, effective 25 June 2008, due to the massive increases in the price of jet fuel.

The company has adjusted its fuel surcharge for international and domestic flights, calculated on all classes of passenger travel on THAI flights and air tickets issued by THAI’s sales and ticketing offices worldwide, which is based on the policy agreed upon by the Civil Aviation Department for commercial airlines and includes agreements with other countries, as follows:

Impose the fuel surcharge rate of US$ 60 per sector, on the return routes: Bangkok-Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok-Hanoi, Bangkok-Vientiane, Bangkok-Phnom Penh, Bangkok-Penang, Bangkok-Yangon, Hong Kong-Taipei, Dubai-Kuwait, Chiang Mai-Kunming, and the route between Bodhgaya-Varanasi.

US$ 75 per sector, on the return routes Bangkok-Singapore and Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur.

US$ 90 per sector, on the return routes: Bangkok-Kunming, Bangkok-Guangzhou, Bangkok-Dhaka, Bangkok-Kolkata, Bangkok-Brunei, Bangkok-Hong Kong, Bangkok-Chittagong, including the route between Taipei-Seoul.

US$ 105 per sector, on the return routes: Bangkok-Bangalore, Bangkok-Hyderabad, Bangkok-Chennai, Bangkok-Bodhgaya, Bangkok-Varanasi, Bangkok-Jakarta, Bangkok-Manila, Bangkok-Chengdu, Bangkok-Colombo, Bangkok-Kathmandu, Bangkok-Xiamen, Bangkok-Hyderabad, Bangkok-Taipei, Manila-Osaka and Hong Kong-Seoul.

US$ 146 per sector, on the return routes: Bangkok-Perth, Bangkok-Denpasar, Bangkok-Muscat, Bangkok-Islamabad, Bangkok-Delhi, Bangkok-Mumbai, Bangkok-Kuwait, Bangkok-Dubai, Bangkok-Karachi, Bangkok-Lahore, Bangkok-Beijing, Bangkok-Shanghai, Perth-Phuket and Chennai-Dubai.

US$ 152 per sector, on the return routes: Bangkok-Tokyo, Bangkok-Osaka, Bangkok-Nagoya, Bangkok-Fukuoka, Bangkok-Seoul, and Bangkok-Busan.

US$ 185 per sector, on the return routes: Bangkok-Melbourne, Bangkok-Sydney, and Bangkok-Brisbane.

US$ 210 per sector, on the return routes: Bangkok-Auckland, Bangkok-Munich, Bangkok-Milan, Bangkok-Rome, Bangkok-Athens, Bangkok-Copenhagen, Bangkok-Stockholm, Bangkok-Zurich, Bangkok-Moscow, Bangkok-Johannesburg and Bangkok-Frankfurt.

US$ 230 per sector, on the return routes: Bangkok-London, Bangkok-Paris and Bangkok-Madrid.

US$ 281 per sector, on the return route Bangkok-New York and Bangkok-Los Angeles.

The airline will suspend its flights on the return route Bangkok-New York, effective 1 July 2008.

As for domestic flights on all sectors, Thai Airways will collect a fuel surcharge rate of THB 850 per sector, excluding the route Chiang Mai-Mae Hong Son whereby THB 600 will be collected per sector.

–Asia Travel Tips 2008-06-13

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BANGKOK: — Thai Airways International (Thai) will inaugurate daily Bangkok-Samui flights on February 15, according to Chaisak Angkasuwan, director-general of the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA).

Mr. Chaisak said the DCA on Thursday morning met executives of the national flag carrier and Bangkok Airways, a private firm which owns Samui airport.

After the meeting, he told journalists that starting from mid-February, Thai Airways would offer passengers two flights a day from Suvarnabhumi airport to Samui airport.

The opening of the new route is in line with the policy of the Transport Ministry to give more alternatives to passengers.

The airfare is expected to be similar to that currently offered by Bangkok Airways.

The new route is expected to be popular among foreign tourists as they will be able to travel by a direct flight from Suvarnbhumi to Samui’s tourist destinations in the southern province of Surat Thani.

taken from http://www.thaivisa.com

There are many reasons for flying from one place to another. At THAI we believe it is over 26,000 staff world-wide that truly make your travels a smooth as silk experience.

Some you meet face to face, in ticketing offices, at check-in, in airport lounges and onboard with cabin crew.

Some are simply a voice, reservations staff or the captain’s inflight greeting.

Many you may never meet, those who create your inflight meal with the freshest ingredients, select the finest wines and spirits, choose the best inflight entertainment, ensure flights arrive and depart on time, deliver your baggage, and for over 2.4 million frequent flyers, award winning Royal Orchid Plus.

What all have in common is a dedication to gracious Thai hospitality, with care and attention from the heart, for each and every customer.

Seen or unseen, it is our pleasure to take you to your destination with genuine heartfelt service at every point during your travels. This is the THAI difference, uniquely smooth as silk.

taken from http://www.tgexperience.com

THAI’s winter schedule is now in effect and with two new B777-200ER aircraft added to the fleet, frequency has been increased on selected routes.

Direct service between Bangkok-Milan and Bangkok-Moscow has been increased to 4 flights weekly, offering more seating to winter sun seekers.

TG993/TG994 between Bangkok and Sydney is now daily, for a choice of 3 direct flights daily between these two vibrant Asia Pacific cities. Connecting times in Bangkok between THAI’s European destinations and Australia are now shorter than ever.

Flights between Bangkok and Muscat are now non-stop 3 times weekly.
Between Bangkok and Karachi direct flights have been increased to 4 times weekly, while Bangkok and Lahore are now connected with daily flights.

Service between Bangkok and Busan is now 6 times weekly, while Bangkok-Seoul service is increased to 33 flights weekly.

In January 2008 double daily flights begin between Bangkok and Beijing, the host city for the 2008 Summer Olympics, while service between Bangkok and Islamabad increases to 4 flights weekly.
from http://www.tgexperience.com

L’Asia è stata l’area che ha registrato nel 2006 la migliore performance in termini di trasporto aereo, con una crescita del 9,7%. A trainare la crescita sono state India (+32%) e Cina (+15%).
Gli arrivi internazionali legati al turismo sono aumentati del 7,6%: da notare le buone performance di Macao, grazie al boom del turismo e delle scommesse, che registra un +18% del traffico, e la ripresa della Thailandia (+12%).
A crescere è stata anche l’offerta, con quasi il raddoppio dei posti sui voli nell’area Cina-India.

tratto da http://www.guidaviaggi.it