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Bangkok Airways increases Bangkok – Phnom Penh flights to six daily

January 18, 2016 By Budget Airline News

Bangkok Airways will add an extra daily flight between Bangkok and Phnom Penh, Cambodia. With the additional flight the airline will be operating six daily flights on this route. These additional services will start on 15 January 2016.

Bangkok Airways flight PG927 departs Bangkok (BKK – Suvarnabhumi Airport) at 6:20 am and arrives Phnom Penh at 7:30 am and flight PG928 departs Phnom Penh at 8:20 am and arrives in Bangkok (BKK – Suvarnabhumi Airport) at 9:30 am. The additional flights will be operated by Airbus A319, consisting of 12 Business class seats and 108 Economy class seats.

Other airlines operating on this route include Thai Airways (from Suvarnabhumi Airport) and AirAsia (from Don Muang Airport).

Cebu Pacific launches Manila – Doha flights

July 19, 2015 By Budget Airline News

Cebu Pacific launched twice weekly non-stop flights between Manila and Doha Hamad Airport, Qatar. The non-stop service departs Manila every Monday and Thursday at 21:35 to arrive in Doha at 02:45 the next day. The return flight departs Doha every … [Continue reading]

Nok Air to start flights from Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City

July 19, 2015 By Budget Airline News

Nok Air is restarting international services with a flight from Bangkok (Don Muang Airport) to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) in Vietnam. Nok Air previously operated flights to Hanoi. The special introductory fares start from 999 Baht and include 30 kg … [Continue reading]

AirAsia to start Kuala Lumpur – Pattaya (U-Tapao Airport) flights

May 14, 2015 By Budget Airline News

AirAsia will start flying from Kuala Lumpur (KLIA2) to Pattaya (U-Tapao Airport) on July 16. The airline will operate four weekly flights on this route. AirAsia will be the only airline that connects Pattaya to Kuala Lumpur directly. This will be … [Continue reading]

AirAsia enhances services for UnionPay cardholders

April 25, 2015 By Budget Airline News

AirAsia will enhance its services for UnionPay cardholders around the world through the entire AirAsia ecosystem, which includes flights, hotels and other related transactions. Guests from China will now be able to book flights on airasia.com in … [Continue reading]

Indonesia AirAsia X to Launch Melbourne – Bali Flights

March 7, 2015 By Budget Airline News

Indonesia AirAsia X will start flights between Melbourne and Bali on March 18th, 2015 with two flights per week, increasing to five flights per week from May 1st, 2015.The airline has been granted approval to fly direct between Melbourne and Bali … [Continue reading]

Scoot and Tigerair to Join KrisFlyer Frequent Flyer Program

January 30, 2015 By Budget Airline News

KrisFlyer members will soon be able to earn and redeem miles on Scoot and Tigerair flights. The partnerships will enable KrisFlyer members to redeem their miles for vouchers for travel on Scoot and Tigerair flights, or to pay for selected products … [Continue reading]

AirAsia to start Singapore – Lombok and Singapore – Solo flights in January

December 3, 2014 By Budget Airline News

AirAsia will start direct Singapore - Lombok and Singapore - Solo flights in January 2015. With the additional routes, AirAsia will operate direct flights to 17 destinations from Singapore. … [Continue reading]

Taiwanese budget airline V Air to launch flights to Bangkok and Chiang Mai

December 3, 2014 By Budget Airline News

Taiwanese budget airline V Air will launch operations on December 17 with an inaugural flight to Bangkok. The airline, which was established last November, will also launch flights between Taipei and Chiang Mai in northern Thailand from January 7, … [Continue reading]

Scoot moves Thailand flights to Don Mueang, offers connections with Nok Air

July 23, 2014 By Budget Airline News

Singapore-based Scoot will relocate to Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok from its current base at Suvarnabhumi Airport on September 1, 2014. … [Continue reading]