Airlines to cut Songkran fares
published : 12 Mar 2024 at 10:20
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Supoj Wancharoen
Six airlines will add 104 flights and give a discount of about 20% on early morning and late night domestic flights during the Songkran holiday.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) said on Monday the move is in response to calls for lower airfares during festivals to help ease the problem of expensive tickets for domestic flights.
The CAAT held a meeting on Feb 28 with six airlines -- Thai Airways (THAI), Thai AirAsia, Bangkok Airways, Thai LionAir, NokAir and Thai Vietjet -- to discuss the high price of airfares.
Airlines have agreed to operate 104 extra flights, which will provide 17,874 additional seats, on April 11, 12, 15 and 16 to destinations including Phuket, Chiang Mai, Samui, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani and Khon Kaen.
Many of these flights will operate outside normal flight hours, either in the early morning or late at night, and the discount would be around 20%, as an economy option for Songkran travel.
Booking for these extra seats is expected to be up and running today.
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Vocabulary
- discount: a reduced price or rate - การลดราคา
- domestic: inside the country being talked about - ภายในประเทศ
- operate: to carry out a planned activity involving a lot of people to work in a particular way or from a particular place - ปฏิบัติ, ปฏิบัติงาน
- response: a reaction to something that has happened or been said - การตอบสนอง
- up and running (adj.): when a system is working and operating now, after a period of preparation or installation -
