Torneyboy Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Thailands first low-cost airline,spearheaded by national carrier Thai Airways may get of the ground toward the end of the year. The proposed no frills airline similar to Australias Virgin Blue and Malaysias Air Asia will be a joint venture between Thai and yet to be named partners. The budget airline will fly domestic and reginal routes thai president Kanok Abhiradee said. Several foreign airlines and tourism related business operators had approached Thai as prospective partners Mr Kanok said without providing details. He said the airline might serve the Phuket-Langkawi,Malaysia route..in line with government policy to boost traffic between the two resort islands. Lots of ifs and maybes but if they get off the ground..will they stay ? Only half of the low cost airlines worldwide are successful, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokbutcher Posted August 21, 2003 Report Share Posted August 21, 2003 Thai already charges around the same as the budget carriers in the UK for it's local domestic flights. I am just wondering how much cheaper they could make things??? Hopefully they will not be sacrificing any safety elements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted August 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 Thai already charges around the same as the budget carriers in the UK for it's local domestic flights. I am just wondering how much cheaper they could make things??? Hopefully they will not be sacrificing any safety elements. Hi, Safety will be ok im sure. Re costs...will depend on whom the partners are going to be. In flight service will be Nil By Mouth for a start. Have to wait a little longer for the partners to be announced. Singapore?? BTW..Qantas announced to day it will launch a cheap no frills airline to combat Virgin on its domestic and trunk routes ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokbutcher Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 >>>Safety will be ok im sure.<<< Yeah so am I. >>>In flight service will be Nil By Mouth for a start.<<< Same as all the UK budget carriers, although you can buy a can of coke or a sarnie! >>>BTW..Qantas announced to day it will launch a cheap no frills airline to combat Virgin on its domestic and trunk routes ASAP.<<< Interesting!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted August 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 Says bangkokbutcher: >>>Safety will be ok im sure.<<< Yeah so am I. >>>In flight service will be Nil By Mouth for a start.<<< Same as all the UK budget carriers, although you can buy a can of coke or a sarnie! >>>BTW..Qantas announced to day it will launch a cheap no frills airline to combat Virgin on its domestic and trunk routes ASAP.<<< Interesting!! Interesting...say that again. The unions ...well lets say they are not happy chappys. Qantas has been training up staff(casuals) to replace full timers in some jobs..and now this announcement. They have rattled the unions chain big time ....strikes and disruptions ..just in time for christmas. BTW spell check doesnt like sarnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokbutcher Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 >>>Interesting...say that again.<<< Yeah, I just wonder if they will ever consider flights to los in the future, now that would get one over Virgin... >>>The unions ...well lets say they are not happy chappys.<<< I can well imagine. >>>They have rattled the unions chain big time ....strikes and disruptions ..just in time for christmas.<<< Yep, perfect timing as ever. >>>BTW spell check doesnt like sarnie<<< Ok then, sorry lets say it again for the spellchecker, sandwich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted August 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 >>>Interesting...say that again.<<< Yeah, I just wonder if they will ever consider flights to los in the future, now that would get one over Virgin... >>>The unions ...well lets say they are not happy chappys.<<< I can well imagine. >>>They have rattled the unions chain big time ....strikes and disruptions ..just in time for christmas.<<< Yep, perfect timing as ever. >>>BTW spell check doesnt like sarnie<<< Ok then, sorry lets say it again for the spellchecker, sandwich. Beer/bus and Plane strikes...thats good old Sydney allthough a beer strike was a long time ago. Why not put on some 747 charter flights? Wish they would with places like Fiji...gives us a plane and we (agents ) will fill the *****%$#% thing...bums on seats i will not hold my breath BTW. Dont even start me on Manila....booked out for Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khun_Kong Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 >>>Interesting...say that again.<<< Yeah, I just wonder if they will ever consider flights to los in the future, now that would get one over Virgin... >>>The unions ...well lets say they are not happy chappys.<<< I can well imagine. >>>They have rattled the unions chain big time ....strikes and disruptions ..just in time for christmas.<<< Yep, perfect timing as ever. >>>BTW spell check doesnt like sarnie<<< Ok then, sorry lets say it again for the spellchecker, sandwich. Beer/bus and Plane strikes...thats good old Sydney allthough a beer strike was a long time ago. Why not put on some 747 charter flights? Wish they would with places like Fiji...gives us a plane and we (agents ) will fill the *****%$#% thing...bums on seats i will not hold my breath BTW. Dont even start me on Manila....booked out for Christmas. Test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 Test icle..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooNoi Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Sorry, but I don't think it's Thailand's first "low cost airline" ... What about NOK Air and One-To-Go ??? Both low-cost airlines by true definition as far as I was aware. (And also Air Asia, but not Thai owned of course, despite flying domestically in LOS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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