News Forum - Businesses in Betong offer to guarantee seats on flights if Nok Air drops price

[Thaiger]

Tourism firms in Betong are trying to strike a deal with Nok Air in order to get commercial flights operating again at the southern town’s airport. According to a Bangkok Post report, businesses have offered to guarantee 60 seats on every Nok Air flight to Betong if the airline drops the cost of a round-trip ticket. Nok Air’s round-trip fare between Bangkok and Betong is usually around 7,000 baht. The carrier has agreed to reduce this to 6,000 baht, but the Betong Tourism Association is pushing for a further reduction to 5,000 baht. The association’s vice-president, Narin Ruengwongsa, says the […]

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[Thaidup]

It must be exceptionally hard for these airline co's to operate at this time, 2 years of the restrictions and now the fuel prices, Good on them for at least trying something, at least they are keeping some people employed in the industry, for now.

[Ramanathan.P]

Dear Betong Tourism firms. It is easier to tell your minister for totally scrapping all  your test & Go ruling. Your town will be flocked with tourists every weekends like pre-pandemic times. Demanding Nok Air to reduce their fair is not going to help much for your economy, especially Betong as it is more economical to fly to BKK form KL.