Flights to/from Koh Samui
Oct 22, 2022 | 8:00 pm
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Flights to/from Koh Samui
Is Bangkok Airways the only carrier operating to/from Koh Samui? I've been trying to book flights from SIN and not only is PG the only carrier flying direct to/from USM, but even TG doesn't fly to USM from BKK. Nor do regional LCCs like Air Asia or Jetstar. Out of curiousity, any reason why this is so?
Oct 22, 2022 | 8:11 pm
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Is Bangkok Airways the only carrier operating to/from Koh Samui? I've been trying to book flights from SIN and not only is PG the only carrier flying direct to/from USM, but even TG doesn't fly to USM from BKK. Nor do regional LCCs like Air Asia or Jetstar. Out of curiousity, any reason why this is so?
-David
Oct 22, 2022 | 8:21 pm
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Is Bangkok Airways the only carrier operating to/from Koh Samui? I've been trying to book flights from SIN and not only is PG the only carrier flying direct to/from USM, but even TG doesn't fly to USM from BKK. Nor do regional LCCs like Air Asia or Jetstar. Out of curiousity, any reason why this is so?
Oct 22, 2022 | 8:22 pm
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Thanks. My last trip to Samui was nearly 10 years ago, so hadn't realised the change. Although didn't foreign carriers like SQ/MI and/or the LCCs fly Koh Samui too? At least before Covid? So presumably this monopolisation of the USM flights is a recent (covid?) development?
Oct 22, 2022 | 9:17 pm
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Thanks. My last trip to Samui was nearly 10 years ago, so hadn't realised the change. Although didn't foreign carriers like SQ/MI and/or the LCCs fly Koh Samui too? At least before Covid? So presumably this monopolisation of the USM flights is a recent (covid?) development?
Oct 23, 2022 | 6:14 am
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Thanks. My last trip to Samui was nearly 10 years ago, so hadn't realised the change. Although didn't foreign carriers like SQ/MI and/or the LCCs fly Koh Samui too? At least before Covid? So presumably this monopolisation of the USM flights is a recent (covid?) development?
PG owned the airport for decades... just few flights by other airlines also precovid...for a certain time also TG had one daily flight (with a 737) but they discontinued some time before Covid...
Oct 23, 2022 | 5:30 pm
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Thanks. My last trip to Samui was nearly 10 years ago, so hadn't realised the change. Although didn't foreign carriers like SQ/MI and/or the LCCs fly Koh Samui too? At least before Covid? So presumably this monopolisation of the USM flights is a recent (covid?) development?
-David
Oct 23, 2022 | 5:54 pm
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I wouldn't be surprised to see SQ livery if/when they relaunch because SQ has been repainting MI 737s.
Oct 24, 2022 | 2:26 am
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Given they own the airport, after TG retired their 734s, PG conveniently made sure that the official runway length is too short for anything larger than an A319 (which is what PG operate to USM alongside the ATRs..)
Oct 24, 2022 | 2:56 am
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Interesting. I've no problems with flying PG, just the lack of alternatives and paying the markup in a monopoly. Ah well, can't be helped. Out of curiousity are there other airports owned by PG?
Oct 24, 2022 | 6:57 am
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Oct 24, 2022 | 7:00 am
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I do not think there is much space for an extension; certainly not for accommodating wide body aircrafts...
Oct 24, 2022 | 8:16 am
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Oct 24, 2022 | 8:48 am
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I flew MI in J to SIN quite a few times. It was a nice KF redemption, especially when KF was running discounts. PG aircraft have like 29 inches of pitch in Y, I find it barely tolerable for the 1 hour flight. Their J cabin is pretty nice, but they have a very limited number of those aircraft (and were not operating them during the pandemic).