Phuket Thailand

aussie dollar · #1 27-01-2005, 15:00

Singaporean airlines offer Phuket deals

PHUKET: Thai Airways International may have slashed it services to Phuket, but airlines in Singapore are doing precisely the opposite, by offering special deals to travelers to Phuket.

In a joint promotion with selected hotels in Phuket, Krabi and Langkawi, SilkAir is offering travellers special value packages to these holiday destinations, valid until the end of February.

Priced from just S$99 (2,330 baht) for three days and two nights in Phuket, the packages include airfares, accommodation, breakfast and airport transfers.

The airline is also offering return air fares for S$80 (1,880 baht) per person for two people booking together. The fares are also valid until the end of February, excluding the Chinese New Year period, from February 7 to 11.

The new budget airline, Tiger Airways, is offering 20,000 low-fare one-way tickets from Singapore to Phuket for travel before April 2005 for just S$9.98 (235 baht) apiece.

The tickets went on sale on January 21, and 2,000 were snapped up in the first three days. The passengers can also get special room rates at 32 hotels in Phuket.

SilkAir flies to Phuket twice daily, Tiger Airways once a day.

Meanwhile, THAI, which has cut all its international connections to Phuket, along with two of its daily Bangkok-Phuket flights, is trying to make up the deficit by offering discounted flights and flight-and-accommodation packages for Phuket, Krabi and Trang.

Flights from Bangkok to Phuket are now priced at 3,800 baht, to Krabi at 4,200 baht and to Trang at 4,400 baht.

Three-day-two-night packages in the three destinations, including return fares from Bangkok, accommodation, breakfast and airport transfers, are on offer from Thai at prices from 5,000 baht upward. They are valid until March 31.

Tyfon · #2 27-01-2005, 16:59

How long is the flight from Singapore to HKT?

K.

Coolhand · #3 27-01-2005, 18:14

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Originally Posted by Tyfon

How long is the flight from Singapore to HKT?

K.

Just over an hour

Tyfon · #4 27-01-2005, 18:20

Thanks Coolhand,

I noticed Singapore Airlines have come up cheapest from London a couple of times as a trawled around travelocity looking for the Cheapest time to go for a low season break or two and might consider them as an alternative to LON-BKK-HKT.

Cheers,

K.

JayBee · #5 27-01-2005, 18:48

Do they issue visas on entry to Singapore? If so, how much do they cost?

aussie dollar · #6 28-01-2005, 02:59

australian doesnt need visa to singapore
have travelled singapore airlines and silkair to phuket before
very good airlines on time and no problems.
they also give a free 2 day stopover in singapore with the deal.
but myself would use the time in phuket more than singapore

dawsey · #7 28-01-2005, 03:42

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Originally Posted by Tyfon

Thanks Coolhand,

I noticed Singapore Airlines have come up cheapest from London a couple of times as a trawled around travelocity looking for the Cheapest time to go for a low season break or two and might consider them as an alternative to LON-BKK-HKT.

Cheers,

K.

I used Singapore Airlines/SilkAir last April and they are a good carrier.Flights were on time and Singapore Airport is very good. 1hr 20mins To Phuket.

dizbuster · #8 28-01-2005, 04:38

Are you guys sure it was only 1hr 20mins ??

When I was working in Bangkok, my company sent me to Singapore "for the day", in order to get a new 1 month visa and the flights were 2½ hours. I know Bangkok might be a bit further away, but I didn't think it would be that much. Also, Singapore is in a different time zone, so if you're just reading the times from a flight schedule, then when flying Singapore to Phuket you "gain" an hour i.e. the flight time is one hour longer than the difference in the time of departure/time of arrival.

Diz

aussie dollar · #9 28-01-2005, 04:40

1 Hour 10 Mins My Last Trip It Was 5 Mins Early

dizbuster · #10 28-01-2005, 04:41

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Originally Posted by aussie dollar

1 Hour 10 Mins My Last Trip It Was 5 Mins Early

Fair enough, I was a little bit surprised that it was so quick.

Diz

dizbuster · #11 28-01-2005, 04:49

I have just looked at a map and when flying Bangkok to Singapore you almost fly over the top of Phuket - doh !! This explains it, as it's an hour from Bangkok to Phuket.

Cheers
Diz

Coolhand · #12 28-01-2005, 06:23

problem with LON - SIN - HKT is 1st leg: 14 hours!
Also silk air only do 2 or 3 flights per day to HKT, and return connections can be a *****.

joeblow · #13 03-02-2005, 19:07

Tiger Airways has deals for $9.98 SGD one way Singapore to Phuket until Feb 6