$2 Airline Tickets
Posted by Stuart at 02:16 PM on January 14, 2004I often talk about how goods and services are so much cheaper in Thailand, compared to what I was used to in San Francisco. But I think the purchase I just made today is the all-time winner for great bargains.
Airline price wars have really been heating up in Asia lately, due to several low-cost carriers starting business. One of these is Air Asia, which is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Air Asia just started flying to Bangkok, so to celebrate, they are selling 20,000 tickets from Bangkok for the unbelivable price of 99 baht. For those of you in the dollar world, that's a one-way airline ticket for US$2.50!
How can I turn down an offer like that? I can't. Therefore, I am now the proud owner of a ticket to Phuket in February. Sure enough, the Phuket-Bangkok ticket cost me 99 baht. The ticket on the the way down only cost 800. So, add them together and add in taxes and other fees, and I get a round-trip ticket to an island in southern Thailand for about 1300 baht -- or a little more than US$30. Amazing.
Hi Stuart;
this is great - I paid for the bus ticket Bangkok-Phuket more than for the air ticket return to Bangkok.....this is really amazing!!! Thanks for this hint :-)
No problem, Dominic. Of course the $2 air ticket was just a promotion, but they do have some pretty cheap airfares these days. My experience with the "no-frill" airlines in Thailand have been pretty good. Nothing fancy, of course, but they get you there for a good price!
for $2 you could make a phone call anywhere in the USA.. just call...1 800 ...