Which one to Phuket?

[eycplUK 7]

Thinking of having a few days in Phuket in Jan while on Holiday in Pats, would welcome any comments on which airline best for Phuket from BKk, or not as the case may be !

[ranger 0]

air asia £10/£13 each way plus £9 each way in taxes,around £40 all in.

 

http://www.airasia.com/skylights/cgi-bin/skylights.cgi

Edited November 2, 2006 by ranger

[Gus 97]

You can fly Bangkok airways from Pattaya(UTAPAO) to Phuket, check out their web site for prices schedules etc

[spacebass 0]

We went Bkk / Phuket with Air Asia waited 6 hours for flight, Air Asia girls new at check in gave us some garbage about King being at Airport disrupted schedule, but taxi man in Phuket says happens all the time, so it looks like if flight not full enough it no fly!!,

 

You can fly Bangkok airways from Pattaya(UTAPAO) to Phuket, check out their web site for prices schedules etc

 

A much better bet at almost any premium

 

I think it stops at Samui on the way where I personally would get off. Clue: in Phuket many prices ++ and tours in U.S.$!!!!!

Edited November 3, 2006 by spacebass

[grimsbyuk 13]

air asia £10/£13 each way plus £9 each way in taxes,around £40 all in.

 

 

thanks Ranger,

 

thanks gentlemen

 

 

problem is we are flying in from UK and would be stuffed if we pre book Air Asia and then get a delay on the inbound flight

 

We went Bkk / Phuket with Air Asia waited 6 hours for flight, Air Asia girls new at check in gave us some garbage about King being at Airport disrupted schedule, but taxi man in Phuket says happens all the time, so it looks like if flight not full enough it no fly!!,

A much better bet at almost any premium

 

I think it stops at Samui on the way where I personally would get off. Clue: in Phuket many prices ++ and tours in U.S.$!!!!!

 

Anyone else had delay problems with Air Asia??

 

the bangkok air flight is more expensive but easier going (small airport/plane etc) i dont think it stops at Samui any more. cheaper taxi fare utapao than bkk???

[wacmedia 277]

Hi,

 

Iv'e flown a few times with Bangkok Airways. On time, nice new Airbus, cheaper than Thai and overall good impression.

[ranger 0]

a little off topic but anyone that wants to fly

Gatwick / Phuket can get a very good deal with thomsonfly.

 

The problem is they only have 1 flight per week in either direction

monday GAT-PHU tuesday PHU-GAT.

 

Just checked some random dates and you can get a return inc

taxes for around £300..

 

I used them a couple of times to phuket about 8/9 years ago

and they are ok for the price.

 

eyecplUK, it may be worth your while flying to phuket first.