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Bangkok Post, Thailand, Travel Column.
Byline: Imtiaz Muqbil
Dec. 1--As it has in other parts of the world over the past few years, the entry of low-cost airlines into Thailand is causing much hand-wringing among established players such as Thai Airways International as well as struggling carriers like Orient Thai.
However, unable to project them as potential commercial failures for the simple reason that they have proved eminently successful in Europe and the US, Thai airlines are playing the nationalism card and seeking to cast doubt about safety levels of the low-cost operators.
Neither of these reasons is likely to dent the impact and growth of low-cost airlines as they secure their roots and grow in a region with virtually limitless potential.
The reality is that low-cost airlines such as AirAsia have upset all the traditional rules of the game. ...
- LOW-COST AIRLINES BEGIN TO TAKE HOLD IN ASIA.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News February 18, 2003 700+ words
...immediate growth for low-cost airlines will be in domestic markets...competition from low-cost airlines could become a real factor...current growth by Asian-low cost airlines-AirAsia SDdn Bhd, Bangkok Airways and Cebu Pacific Air Inc...
- Bangkok Airways Reexamines Future Business Plan.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News November 25, 2003 700+ words
...entry of low-cost airlines and fiercer...has forced Bangkok Airways to take a very...butter route for Bangkok Airways, which turned...competition by low-cost airlines is too cut...Not only was Bangkok Airways wary, but...
- Rolling out the red carpet; An Asian high-frills airline.(Bangkok...
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) September 7, 2002 700+ words
Bangkok Airways finds profit...world, low-cost airlines are snatching...high-price Bangkok Airways. Despite charging...over 90% of Bangkok Airways' customers...traffic that low-cost airlines cater to in Europe...
- Bangkok Airways Taps 'Boutique' Niche; Carrier to Offer Personalised Services.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News February 10, 2004 700+ words
...industry, privately owned airline Bangkok Airways is preparing to differentiate...International Plc. "While the low-cost airlines focus on cost-conscious passengers...personal" flavour. Last year, Bangkok Airways carried 1.2 million passengers...
- Taking off, sort of; Low-cost airlines in Asia.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) May 25, 2002 700+ words
...Pacific has expanded into some regional routes. Thailand has Bangkok Airways, which flies to tourist destinations that Thai Airways...that most of these carriers are anything but no-frills. Bangkok Airways provides better and costlier in-flight service (including...
- Bangkok Airways Signs Multi-Million Dollar Reservation Hosting and Departure...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 7, 2003 700+ words
Sabre Holdings Corporation and Bangkok Airways signed a multi-million dollar contract...and departure control technology. Bangkok Airways awarded Sabre Airline Solutions the...reservations and departure control suite that Bangkok Airways is implementing include Sabre Passenger...
- Bangkok Airways Seeks War-Risk Insurance from Government.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News September 28, 2001 700+ words
...Tribune Business News Sep. 28--Bangkok Airways, the country's largest privately...International. If the support was not given, Bangkok Airways' daily flight from Samui island to...million for the size of aircraft used by Bangkok Airways. Bangkok Airways submitted a ...
- Bangkok Airways First in Asia to Take Delivery of Boeing 717-200.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 10, 2000 700+ words
...SEATTLE, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Bangkok Airways' first Boeing 717-200 begins its...event marks another milestone for Bangkok Airways, as it becomes the first Asian carrier...of Maintenance and Engineering -- Bangkok Airways; Brian Tulmulty, chief technical...
Source: HighBeam Research, Bangkok Post, Thailand, Travel Column.