Good news, I hope. But PP is not on their flights menu yet.

Sick of Air Asia's lousy sked and Bangkok Air's price gouging and poor value.

Jamie_Lambo wrote:i dont mind Air Asia tbh, their last flight cost me $25 (+$20 for 30kg baggage) but at $45 you couldnt travel on land for that price really

Price wise, AA is hard to beat. But leaving BKK at 6:50 am or thereabouts means getting up at 3 am. Or choosing the later flight, which puts you in PP at rush hour.

i or my gf fly often Phuket-Bangkok-PP- Return for around $230 on AA, To me its a great value.
Than need add in the rip off 800 baht taxi from my house to the airport and back ;-(

now with direct flights to sr .......

I've been watching the airfares for a few months but keep changing my mind about going BKK-PP. However, it's been running 4500 baht ($130US) on AA vs 7500 ($215) fairly consistently. The best thing BKK Air has going for it is the 5-flights/day sked. Otherwise, I think it's gone downhill the last few years. Seriously, taking the bus out to the plane (a freaking ATR72!) when you've paid 7500 baht for a 1-hour flight? Even those paying double for "premium" seats have to take a bus. Idiots!

Also, if I want to get somewhere, like the airport, I take a train. BTS to Mochit 45 baht, taxi to DMK, 140. Out to swampy: BTS 25 baht, Makasan, 15 baht, and 35 baht to Swampy. That said, the laughable transit security checks have been a pain in the butt. The checks have been getting stricter too, at all stations, with even police on duty the odd time.