Phuket Thailand

LivinLOS · #1 01-10-2005, 14:58

I have read theres a direct flight..

Who runs it and is it daily ???

Crustasian · #2 01-10-2005, 17:47

I believe there is a direct flight three times a week - Monday,Wednesday,and Friday.The airline is Bangkok Air and goes via Samui.You land at Utapo Airport just a 20 minute taxi to Pattaya.

Allybabba22 · #3 01-10-2005, 20:07

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Originally Posted by Crustasian

I believe there is a direct flight three times a week - Monday,Wednesday,and Friday.The airline is Bangkok Air and goes via Samui.You land at Utapo Airport just a 20 minute taxi to Pattaya.

Not trying to be smart but if it goes via Samui, Its not direct

PS: www.bangkokair.com do direct flights both ways Phuket/Pattaya (Not via Samui).

Talbotman · #4 01-10-2005, 21:03

THERE IS A DIRECT PHUKET-PATTAYA flight 7 days a week leaves phuket 1430pm and in the reverse direction leaves pattaya (utapao) at 11am
the service is run by bangkok air and the current return price is 4,950 bhat return i can 100% guarantee that this info is correct as i am travelling on this route on october november 7 and have had my flight booked for over 7 months. go to bangkok air website for all official info

LivinLOS · #5 01-10-2005, 21:14

Looks from the site like there is some days when they bounce and some days with a bounce and direct flight Phuket to Pattaya..

I didnt see any samui bounces on the return..

Also listing a websaver ticket of 1750 + about 300 fuel surcharge (cant they just give me a price).. So its a little cheaper than the 100% info posted

Talbotman · #6 01-10-2005, 21:43

Yes but i booked my flight with trailfinders in the uk when i booked my long haul and my ticket is a bangkok-phuket-utapao so trailfinders have got a cut,
only put that about 100% correct because i knew some smart ass would come on and try to say i was wrong 555555555555 and i was right ! 5555555 as far as i know all the flights are direct there is also an extra flight 3 days a week which does the phuket via samui route because when i fly pattaya to samui on november 13 that flight goes on to phuket after landing at samui. so 3 days a week there are 2 flights to pattaya

LivinLOS · #7 01-10-2005, 22:16

I just tried a few dates next week as Ratpack is coming back from Vancouver via HK for 4 days.. Its only a maybee but might go and indulge in Sin City fo r a couple of days..

Anyway some days had a bounce out some days had a direct and a bounce.. Didnt spot any days with a direct only outward but only tried a few days..

All of them had a 1750 price immaterial of how they got there..

Talbotman · #8 01-10-2005, 22:26

JUST CHECKED MY TICKET IT SAYS depart hkt 1430 arrive utapao 1550 an hour and 20 minutes fly time i dont think there would be enough time for a landing and take off at samui also the flight you are quoting is single fare my ticket is bangkok-hkt-utapao and the agent has had his cut

LivinLOS · #9 01-10-2005, 22:42

yeah tyhe 14:40 seemed always direct..

The 9 something AM landed at 11 something and had a samui bounce.. I would assume you dont pay the Samui airport tax (private airport) but no idea if you have to disembark..

Single or return they are 1750 + fuels surcharge and a tiny tax each way.. Doesnt matter anyway I just read your above post to say pattaya phuket pattaya for +-5k..

Anyway only wanted to find out who operated the route and how much.. as its the price of a 1/2 a nights drinking I might well go and get up to some devilment if the boys fly in from Canada..

marc26 · #10 02-10-2005, 05:22

sefton,
the airport is about 35=40 min from pattaya. no taxis that i have seen. call gail and have her arrange a taxi for you if you are going to go. shuttle a pain in the ass. too many stops

LivinLOS · #11 02-10-2005, 14:44

I had heard that taxis were available..

However I would like the idea of getting some guy stood there with a card that said Rear Admiral LivinLOS or similar !!!

My little brother filled rear admiral in for the 'title' section on his offshore bank account.. They write to Rear Admiral Hanley.. Cracks me up every time I read it..

muffdiver · #12 02-10-2005, 14:55

there are taxis at Utapao airport, but it's a rip off with 800 bath to pattaya, but Bangkokair have a shuttle buss to pattaya, can't remember the price since i never use the service since i live only 15 min from the airport, but the taxi counter is in the corner off the arrivel hall just before you leave the hall, and it's all run on the same mafia style as in phuket.

stevem · #13 02-10-2005, 18:17

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Originally Posted by Allybabba22

Not trying to be smart but if it goes via Samui, Its not direct

In the travel industry world, a flight from A to B is "NONSTOP". Anyother flight from A to C via B with the same flight number is "DIRECT", so the flight from Phuket to Utapo via Samui is technically "DIRECT"

Sirgezza · #14 02-10-2005, 21:24

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Originally Posted by stevem

In the travel industry world, a flight from A to B is "NONSTOP". Anyother flight from A to C via B with the same flight number is "DIRECT", so the flight from Phuket to Utapo via Samui is technically "DIRECT"

Thanks for that - it clears up a little misunderstanding with a couple of people I know. They tell me that they go from Manchester to Phuket on a direct flight, so I was searching and searching trying to find it, then they say it stops off ib BKK. Assuming the flight number is the same from BKK to Phuket, they are correct in referring to it as direct.

marc26 · #15 02-10-2005, 23:35

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Originally Posted by muffdiver

there are taxis at Utapao airport, but it's a rip off with 800 bath to pattaya, but Bangkokair have a shuttle buss to pattaya, can't remember the price since i never use the service since i live only 15 min from the airport, but the taxi counter is in the corner off the arrivel hall just before you leave the hall, and it's all run on the same mafia style as in phuket.

thye have a taxi counter, but no taxis! have tried 3 different times to get one. never have one. i hate that damn shuttle, stopsd too many times

Allybabba22 · #16 03-10-2005, 00:38

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Originally Posted by stevem

In the travel industry world, a flight from A to B is "NONSTOP". Anyother flight from A to C via B with the same flight number is "DIRECT", so the flight from Phuket to Utapo via Samui is technically "DIRECT"

So I guess my flight form Dublin via Heathrow is "Direct" to Bkk?

Sorry but they need to check in a dictionary what "Direct" means, Its A to B fullstop! Another thing if that is called a "Direct" flight what exactly do they call the other one that does not have to land at Samui Airport or pick up passengers there and goes "Direct" to Pattaya... Nonstop?

What a load of bullshit.....They just put that there to confuse people and rip them off IMHO...

PS: Sorry if this comes bad, But im not in a very good humor,
Liverpool just lost 4-1 to Chelsea

dawsey · #17 03-10-2005, 01:09

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Originally Posted by Allybabba22

PS: Sorry if this comes bad, But im not in a very good humor,
Liverpool just lost 4-1 to Chelsea

55555555555555 Season over

Never mind Ally, there is still the second leg in the Champions League..........at Stamford Bridge

dawsey · #18 03-10-2005, 01:12

[quote=Allybabba22]So I guess my flight form Dublin via Heathrow is "Direct" to Bkk?

Sorry but they need to check in a dictionary what "Direct" means, Its A to B fullstop! Another thing if that is called a "Direct" flight what exactly do they call the other one that does not have to land at Samui Airport or pick up passengers there and goes "Direct" to Pattaya... Nonstop?

What a load of bullshit.....They just put that there to confuse people and rip them off IMHO...

I have to agree with you here Ally.
If you change at LHR then your flight is not direct.
More confusing airline speak if you ask me.

Sirgezza · #19 03-10-2005, 01:13

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Originally Posted by Allybabba22

So I guess my flight form Dublin via Heathrow is "Direct" to Bkk?

Sorry but they need to check in a dictionary what "Direct" means, Its A to B fullstop! Another thing if that is called a "Direct" flight what exactly do they call the other one that does not have to land at Samui Airport or pick up passengers there and goes "Direct" to Pattaya... Nonstop?

What a load of bullshit.....They just put that there to confuse people and rip them off IMHO...

PS: Sorry if this comes bad, But im not in a very good humor,
Liverpool just lost 4-1 to Chelsea

Don't worry Ally, at least you know what happens to a turd on an aeroplane (answer on different thread).

''Direct'' in the dictionary will probably be different to what the airline industry mean by direct (no change of flight number).

Allybabba22 · #20 03-10-2005, 01:19

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Originally Posted by dawsey

55555555555555 Season over

Never mind Ally, there is still the second leg in the Champions League..........at Stamford Bridge

Realisticly we were not going to win the league anyway, But really needed to win today to at least make it interesting, Anyway its good we have Chelsea again, A quick chance for revenge in a competition were we are the Champions

muffdiver · #21 03-10-2005, 03:24

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Originally Posted by marc26

thye have a taxi counter, but no taxis! have tried 3 different times to get one. never have one. i hate that damn shuttle, stopsd too many times

have seen taxis there every time i have been thru the airport, and i think the can do the rip off because it's a military airport, and the big guys at the airport get there part off the money, and then don't let the private meter taxis inn.