Nok Air Joins Cadre of Foreign Airliners Linking With Burma Demand for flights into Burma rising, Thailand’s Nok Air will launch a new route from the Thai border town of Mae Sot to the Mon State capital of Moulmein. Budget tickets priced between US$55 and $80 will be available for the 25-minute flight, with travellers able to pay in Burmese kyat, Thai baht or US dollars. The new air route, which will be serviced beginning on Sunday, will greatly reduce travel time between the Thai border town and Moulmein, which currently takes more than six hours overland. The Mae Sot-Moulmein flight is expected to largely benefit Thai tourists and pilgrims who travel to Mon State for a glimpse of Kyaiktiyo Pagoda, also known as Golden Rock.Nok flights out of Mae Sot were slated to depart every morning.Nok Air will also launch a new route on Oct. 1 from Mae Sot to Rangoon, Burma’s commercial capital, where a consortium led by Pioneer Aerodrome Services, an affiliate of the Burmese conglomerate Asia World, was recently awarded a contract to expand Rangoon International Airport.Meanwhile, fellow budget airliner AirAsia has announced plans to launch regular flights from Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport to Naypyidaw.According to Thai AirAsia CSO Tassapon Bijleveld, the airline will offer promotional fares until Sept. 8 for travel between Oct. 28, 2013 and Aug. 5, 2014. K.Z.Mon
Posted on: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 05:12:39 +0000
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