Melbourne/Phuket Thai flights

[stevem]

Thai has just announced that from 31JAN06, they will be cancelling the Melbourne/Phuket direct flight. WHY!!!!!

Now that leaves a great opening for Australian Airlines to pick up the slack and start permanent services to Phuket and not just high season charters.

[stevem]

And what do you know, look at what has just been released. This is good news for Phuket.

QANTAS int’l leisure offshoot Australian Airlines has announced it will operate two new weekly nonstop services between Sydney and Phuket from 03 Dec.

Although the introduction is initially just for the peak holiday season, ceo Andrea Staines said the carrier is looking at extending the services on a permanent basis.

“We will monitor these services closely and should there be sufficient demand we will consider moving to a year round operation on the route,” she said.

The scheduled flights will run each Tue and Sat to 31 Jan, and it’s the first time AO has operated the route in its own right.

Last year Qantas Hols operated six charters to Phuket utilising AO 767s after it withdrew from Sabah.

[rufus123]

Sydney to Phuket flights are painful for Melbournites. The best option now are the Singapore airlines flights to Phuket via Singapore. One leaves at 12.10am, though and that is a bit hard to take.

[stevem]

Originally Posted by rufus123

One leaves at 12.10am, though and that is a bit hard to take.

I've taken that flight a few times and it has great connection to Phuket. OK your like a zombie walking around Changi for a couple hours, but a BK Whopper for breakie fixes that.

[Mav]

Originally Posted by rufus123

Sydney to Phuket flights are painful for Melbournites. The best option now are the Singapore airlines flights to Phuket via Singapore. One leaves at 12.10am, though and that is a bit hard to take.

Yep.....l'm now a convert of going via Singapore.

[Jaws]

Singapore Airlines are also seriously talking about using Broome as a jump off point to Asia in the later part of 2006. Does'nt mean much to anyone who does'nt live there but I do and I'm pretty excited about it. Just think 3 hours and your there, hope it happens !

[stevem]

Originally Posted by Jaws

Singapore Airlines are also seriously talking about using Broome as a jump off point to Asia in the later part of 2006.

Thats an interesting move, just look at QF jump on it also when SQ start it up.

[barflyrex]

I say stuff Qantas and Australian airlines, know one in melbourne likes stopping over in the world biggest balls up of an airport at sydney, after flying for just 1 hour.
Im not into that melbourne vs sydney crap, I just think that airport is a great big s#ithole.

Ill be giving my business to singapore airlines and the rest can get stu##ed.
Changi airport is just fine.

Rex

[Jaws]

Well we can only hope they do as we all know what happens then ! PRICE WAR ! It just keeps getting better !