China Airlines to Launch Chiang Mai Passenger Service
Mar 10, 2005, 1:34 am
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China Airlines to Launch Chiang Mai Passenger Service
China Airlines to Launch Chiang Mai Passenger Service
March 7, 2005, Taipei, Taiwan กV China Airlines will inaugurate a new Taipei-Chiang Mai passenger service on March 29, with three flights per week, using a Boeing B737-800 jet. Chiang Mai will be CALกฆs third destination in Thailand after Bangkok and Phuket.
Chiang Mai-bound flight CI 649 will depart Taipei every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday at 9:00 and arrive at Chiang Mai International Airport at 11:55. The return flight, CI 650, will leave the same day at 12:55 from Chiang Mai, and arrive in Taipei at 17:55.
The Taipei-Chiang Mai service has been operated by Mandarin Airlines, a subsidiary of CAL, since December 1999. After the switch to China Airlines, the Chiang Mai route will be able to connect to the extensive network of China Airlines in Northeast Asia, Europe and North America and increase passenger sources. China Airlines will operate 49 passenger and cargo destinations after Chiang Maiกฆs joining its route map.
Chiang Mai province is located in Northern Thailand, and has a population of 1.5 million people. Chiang Mai city is the largest city in Northern Thailand and the second largest in Thailand. The Thailand government has aggressively developed Chiang Mai into the countryกฆs second air transport hub, along with Bangkok.
As Chiang Mai is a popular destination for Taiwanese tourists, China Airlines will provide four Dynasty package tours to Chiang Mai and northern Thailand beginning in April, with prices starting at NT$ 12,900.
March 7, 2005, Taipei, Taiwan กV China Airlines will inaugurate a new Taipei-Chiang Mai passenger service on March 29, with three flights per week, using a Boeing B737-800 jet. Chiang Mai will be CALกฆs third destination in Thailand after Bangkok and Phuket.
Chiang Mai-bound flight CI 649 will depart Taipei every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday at 9:00 and arrive at Chiang Mai International Airport at 11:55. The return flight, CI 650, will leave the same day at 12:55 from Chiang Mai, and arrive in Taipei at 17:55.
The Taipei-Chiang Mai service has been operated by Mandarin Airlines, a subsidiary of CAL, since December 1999. After the switch to China Airlines, the Chiang Mai route will be able to connect to the extensive network of China Airlines in Northeast Asia, Europe and North America and increase passenger sources. China Airlines will operate 49 passenger and cargo destinations after Chiang Maiกฆs joining its route map.
Chiang Mai province is located in Northern Thailand, and has a population of 1.5 million people. Chiang Mai city is the largest city in Northern Thailand and the second largest in Thailand. The Thailand government has aggressively developed Chiang Mai into the countryกฆs second air transport hub, along with Bangkok.
As Chiang Mai is a popular destination for Taiwanese tourists, China Airlines will provide four Dynasty package tours to Chiang Mai and northern Thailand beginning in April, with prices starting at NT$ 12,900.
