NEW: Direct Flights Between Phnom Penh and Ko Samui, Thailand
Re: NEW: Direct Flights Between Phnom Penh and Ko Samui, Thailand
$411 is the total for two flights including the taxes, they were about $153-$165 before taxes, on 7/6 to 14/6.phuketrichard wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 12:51 pmyou didn't add tax and charge Next week.....$216!! one way vs $119 to Phuket via Bangkok ( 4:45 minutes)Doc67 wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 9:43 am I thought Bangkok Airways had a monopoly of flights into Koh Samui, or is that just from BKK?
Any direct flight from PP to somewhere fun in Thailand is a very welcome development.
It's not showing on SkyScanner but directly is is showing for the next 2 weeks only and costs $414 as opposed to $333 via BKK with Bangkok Airways.
At $100-$150 it might find some business but at $400+ it is competing with a lot more interesting places to visit.
I used to always fly HKT-DMK- PP for $220-250 R/T took around 5 hours, enough time in Bangkok for a meal
many airlines fly to samui BUT the airport is owned by Bangkok airways, hence reason flights are expensive>
most people fly into Surat Thani an bus/ferry across and save hundreds of $$
The fact that Bangkok Airways owns the airport pretty much guarantees that nobody will be going there and undercutting them. So, why would Cambodia Airways want to bother starting a route when they know that they will struggle to sell 2 x 1 hour flights for over $400? Why not try PP to Phuket? Samui is ok, but for $100 I can go to BKK and get a $5 bus to Pattaya.
That old Air Asia PP - Phuket for $100 looks wonderful value now. Maybe they will start it again one day.
Re: NEW: Direct Flights Between Phnom Penh and Ko Samui, Thailand
Yes, so true what you have worked out on cost, but, and a big but, you are not middle-class Cambodian.Doc67 wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 2:15 pm$411 is the total for two flights including the taxes, they were about $153-$165 before taxes, on 7/6 to 14/6.phuketrichard wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 12:51 pmyou didn't add tax and charge Next week.....$216!! one way vs $119 to Phuket via Bangkok ( 4:45 minutes)Doc67 wrote: ↑Tue May 31, 2022 9:43 am I thought Bangkok Airways had a monopoly of flights into Koh Samui, or is that just from BKK?
Any direct flight from PP to somewhere fun in Thailand is a very welcome development.
It's not showing on SkyScanner but directly is is showing for the next 2 weeks only and costs $414 as opposed to $333 via BKK with Bangkok Airways.
At $100-$150 it might find some business but at $400+ it is competing with a lot more interesting places to visit.
I used to always fly HKT-DMK- PP for $220-250 R/T took around 5 hours, enough time in Bangkok for a meal
many airlines fly to samui BUT the airport is owned by Bangkok airways, hence reason flights are expensive>
most people fly into Surat Thani an bus/ferry across and save hundreds of $$
The fact that Bangkok Airways owns the airport pretty much guarantees that nobody will be going there and undercutting them. So, why would Cambodia Airways want to bother starting a route when they know that they will struggle to sell 2 x 1 hour flights for over $400? Why not try PP to Phuket? Samui is ok, but for $100 I can go to BKK and get a $5 bus to Pattaya.
That old Air Asia PP - Phuket for $100 looks wonderful value now. Maybe they will start it again one day.
Always "hope" but never "expect".
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Re: NEW: Direct Flights Between Phnom Penh and Ko Samui, Thailand
For travel on July 5, a day when the cheapest available fares are on offer on all the flights I looked at:
The cost of the new direct flight PNH-USM (Samui) is $217.
The cost on PG (Bangkok Air) PNH-BKK-USM is $168 with a two hour layover in BKK.
PNH-BKK-URT (Surat Thani) on VZ (Vietjet), $86 plus $34 for one 15kg bag. Plus $20-25 for bus/boat travel from URT-Samui. So, $140 including a bag.
PNH-BKK-HKT on PG costs $148.
PNH-BKK-HKT on VZ $100 plus $34 for one 15 kg bag.
PNH-DMK - $65 on Air Asia plus $30 for one 30kg bag.
PNH-BKK - $71 on Cambodia Airways.
All fares one way. Return fares will be roughly double the one-way, possibly $10 less.
Yes, I am thinking of going.
The cost of the new direct flight PNH-USM (Samui) is $217.
The cost on PG (Bangkok Air) PNH-BKK-USM is $168 with a two hour layover in BKK.
PNH-BKK-URT (Surat Thani) on VZ (Vietjet), $86 plus $34 for one 15kg bag. Plus $20-25 for bus/boat travel from URT-Samui. So, $140 including a bag.
PNH-BKK-HKT on PG costs $148.
PNH-BKK-HKT on VZ $100 plus $34 for one 15 kg bag.
PNH-DMK - $65 on Air Asia plus $30 for one 30kg bag.
PNH-BKK - $71 on Cambodia Airways.
All fares one way. Return fares will be roughly double the one-way, possibly $10 less.
Yes, I am thinking of going.
Re: NEW: Direct Flights Between Phnom Penh and Ko Samui, Thailand
I can't see how that route will be successful, seeing how difficult it is to fill up flights to Samui from pretty much anywhere.
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