THAILAND TRAVEL NEWS: Happy Air is announcing a new route Bangkok-Ranong, departing from Suvarnabhumi International Airport at 1.30 pm. and from Ranong at 3.30 pm. Flights will be operating two times a week, Friday and Sunday, 2,800 THB each way.

Happy Airways works in cooperation with Thai Airways and is based in Phuket, Thailand. It will open the new route on August 8, 2010 with a fare of 2,800 THB which includes tax. The flight will be about an hour and a half in duration.

The new airline will use the Sweden SAAB-340A turboprop aircraft capable of carrying 33 passengers, and has been touted as one of the world’s top airlines in terms of quality and security.

Happy Air is a low-cost airline. The airline is now serving several domestic routes; Hat Yai-Phuket, Nakonsri Thammarat-Phuket, Suvarnabhumi-Phuket, and Suvarnabhumi-Nan, and also has an international flight from Phuket to Langawi, Malaysia.

Since July 23, Happy Air has introduced a flight to Luang Phrabang, Laos, a UN World Heritage Site, departing from Suvarnabhumi International Airport at 12 pm and arriving in Luang Phrabang at 2 pm.

For more information about flight schedule and fare, please contact Happy Airways representatives:

Bangkok Office
Phone: +66 (0)2 216 5151, +66 (0)81 891 2900

Ranong Office
Phone: +66 (0)77 832 222, +66 (0)81 891 5800
Email: ranongair@gmail.com

By Suttira Kaewthep
Thailand Travel News for July 30, 2010