Not sure if its been posted on here , but wef from jan Qatar are going to fly direct to pattaya 4 times aweek
Not sure if its been posted on here , but wef from jan Qatar are going to fly direct to pattaya 4 times aweek
As a certain poster will tell you I have never visited Thailand (or not for 20/15/10/5yrs depending on how he feels) - but I will be sure to check out the fares for the new destination as I flew with Qatar from Edinburgh to Saigon just in Aug/September and they were perfectly ok.
I once flew into U Tapao with Bangkok Airways from Chiang Mai (having never been in Thailand that was quite a feat as you can imagine) - from memory the journey distance to Pattaya was cut by about 2/3rds but the taxi fare certainly wasn't
They fly from Dublin, so this would be worth investigating. Thanks for the information.
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I too have flown into U Tapau many times and got a taxis back to Pattaya. About 35 minutes compared with 1.30 to Swampy. The other advantage is that you can be in and out in minutes as it is very quiet.Originally Posted by scottish-guy
- from memory the journey distance to Pattaya was cut by about 2/3rds but the taxi fare certainly wasn't
About the fare...I queried it with the Taxi companies and got the reply...”not same same”.
I assume they meant that they were unlikely to have a punter for the return journey. I just let it go.
One problem with that flight will be Russians. It is aimed at that market.
I’m sure you will get on just fine with them Scot, don’t they very similar interests?
Just one slight flaw in their marketing strategy then - they don't not appear to operate any flights from or to Russia.
Unless their route map is wrong the nearest countries they fly to are Azerbaijan and Armenia (Baku and Yerevan)
HI Scottish ,, i just did a quick check on qatar webb site , and they fly from Moscow every day , so not sure where u looked , did not check st petersbergJust one slight flaw in their marketing strategy then - they don't not appear to operate any flights from or to Russia.
Unless their route map is wrong the nearest countries they fly to are Azerbaijan and Armenia (Baku and Yerevan)
Hi AOT
I looked at their route map (below) and I don't know if I overlooked it because they've run the word "Copenhagen" slightly into "Moscow" but I should still have noticed it. Thanks for pointing it out and apologies to Gerefan
route-map.jpg
Qatar has up to 8 flights daily from Russia, and they have very aggressive marketing here: round trip Moscow - Bangkok cost only USD 400 - 420Just one slight flaw in their marketing strategy then - they don't not appear to operate any flights from or to Russia.
Unless their route map is wrong the nearest countries they fly to are Azerbaijan and Armenia (Baku and Yerevan)
Also they started advertising Moscow - Pattaya (U-Topao) and Sankt-Petersburg -Pattaya in Russia already: http://www.qatarairways.com/ru/ru/of...o-pattaya.page
From December 12 Qatar has flights to Chiang Mai from Moscow and S-Pb with price USD 390 for round trip
Full list of cities Thailand available for flight with Qatar from Russia:
- Bangkok
- Pattaya
- Phuket
- Chiang Mai
- Krabi
also they advertise Samui, Hat Yai, Lampang, Trat, Chiang Rai and Sukhotai in cooperation with Bangkok Airways
http://www.qatarairways.com/ru/ru/of...-thailand.page
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OMFG - I already said sorry
Surprised Len hasn't edited or deleted (same thing remember) my post for being "untruthful"
joe552 (November 24th, 2017)
As to the OP, I flew Qatar via Manchester, and found them equivalent to Etihad or Emirates. Only downside for me was Doha airport. Perhaps it's improved in recent times?
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