AAV boosts flights from Phuket to Chennai & Kolkata effective Oct 27, tally to 12 cities in India 67 flights/week, sees room for growth as over 1m Indians visited TH 1H24, rolls out Airbus 321neo long fuselage narrow-body to save fuel costs, increase range, more payload. Comment: Y’day they shut down HK, today they open […]

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AAV will suspend Phuket-HK route effective Sept 1 due to fierce competition with home based airlines: Cathay Pacific (daily), HK Express (twice daily) and HK Airlines (daily). Comment: I thought there was no demand issue…or…could HK travellers prefer going to the Mainland or other parts of the world instead of Phuket? TOP denies agreeing to […]

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AOT ceases inbound duty free shop operation at SIA, DMK, CNX, HKT & HDY effective Aug 1. Comment: Well…this is going to be annoying for those that usually buy perfume, alcohol, chocolate and cigarettes before coming back into Thailand…I used to be one of these types of shoppers… EA: Chatchaval Jiaravanon, part of billionaire family […]

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