Solar Aviation is de nieuwste vliegtuigmaatschappij die binnenlandse vluchten in Thailand gaat uitvoeren. Met 4 toestellen is het de bedoeling dat zij vanaf volgende maand gaan vliegen tussen Bangkok en Lampang, Roi Et, Nan en Mae Sot. De vliegtuigen hebben een capaciteit van 19 passagiers. Tegen het einde van het jaar is de planning dat Loei, Petchaburi, Phrae, Hua Hin en Chumphon er nog bijkomen.
*Bron: Thais Verkeersbureau / www.thaisverkeersbureau.nl *
Dave,
Hij geeft aan page not found als ik op de url klik.
Thx Moira !
Krijg idd ook een foutmelding en kan geen goede link vinden op dit moment. Link dus even verwijderd.
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Ook hier werkt de link nog niet maar in dit artikel staan wel de voorlopige ticketprijzen.
Solar Air, a new Thai airline, is set to commence operations in late July, positioning itself as a “community airline serving secondary routes.”
The airline will operate out of Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport offering services to Mae Sot, Nan, Roi Et and Lampang using a 19-seat Dornier DO-228s, turbo prop aircraft leased from Germany.
Solar Air is owned by Solar Aviation and according to Department of Civil Aviation records has a registered capital of Bt25 million.
A well-known politician and businessman, Prachuab Chaisarn, was identified in documents as the company’s president, while Jiratid Ong-Aree, a former commercial airlines pilot connected to the now suspended Air Phoenix, was named managing director.
Mr Jiratid told TTR Weekly that he would build Solar Air into a “community” airline, facilitating local commuters who needed to travel to secondary destinations.
He had a similar dream when he started Air Phoenix two years ago with his partner, Jeradas Arnupatham. But the airline suspended services just months after its launch in early 2009 due to rising fuel costs.
Mr Jiratid said that Solar Air gained a license in April and now is in the process of applying for an Air Operator Certificate (AOC).
The airline has a leasing agreement with Dornier Flugzeugwerke with an option on four 19-seat Dornier DO-228s, turbo props, but it will start operations with just two; one to be delivered in July and the other in September.
Solar Air plans to operate four weekly services to Mae Sot and Roi Et on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. It will serve Nan with three weekly services on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
On the Mae Sot and Roi Et routes it will be the sole operator, while it will compete with Bangkok Airways when its starts a service to Lampang, although from a different airport in Bangkok. Nok Mini flies to Nan from Chiang Mai.
One-way fares are quoted at Bt2,800 to Mae Sot, Bt2,600 to Roi Et, Bt3,450 to Nan and Bt2,900 to Lampang. The airline sets promotional fares for the first three months: Bt2,590 for Mae Sot and Lampang; Bt2,390, Roi Et and Bt3,090, Nan.
Tickets will be available once the actual launch date is set. Passengers can purchase through the airline’s website and ticketing counters at airports or through selected travel agents.
“On the marketing side, our customer base will be mainly local business and government travel. About 20% of customers will be tourists.”
Contact 02 973 3861 and 02 973 3863 or visit www.solar-aviation.com
Bron:TTRWeekly.
Theo
Als ik die link volg lijkt het erop dat er gevlogen wordt door piloot trainees >>>
Solar Air enters commuter fray
Published: 23/07/2010 at 12:00 AM
Newspaper section: Business
A new commuter airline, known as Solar Air, has emerged to take advantage of the inter-provincial air traffic opportunities left by the demise of PB Air in November last year.
Solar Air is owned by Solar Aviation, a four-partner firm chaired by politician and businessman Prachuab Chaisarn. It aims to take to the skies by the middle of next month.
The airline has procured four old Dornier DO-228s, twin-turboprop aircraft from the German manufacturer Dornier GmbH, to enable it to start scheduled flights from Don Mueang airport in Bangkok.
The first of the planes, each with 19 seats, is due for delivery by the end of this month, with the second scheduled in September and the third and fourth in December.
Solar Air bought the planes, with an average age of 20 years, from the German firm for US$1.3 million each, according to Jiratid Ong-Aree, managing director of Solar Aviation.
He said the carrier would initially start with flights to Roi Et and Mae Sot, before adding Nan and Lampang as additional aircraft arrive.
Its maiden flight will be to Roi Et on Aug 15, with four flights a week. By September, he said Solar Air would be able to operate the four planned routes.
There will be four flights a week to and from Mae Sot and Lampang, while the service to Nan will be three times a week.
All these routes were once served by PB Air, founded by Boon Rawd Brewery baron Piya Bhirom-Bhakdi, which had struggled for 19 years with an accumulated loss of 2 billion baht due to the poor business environment.
Other routes to Loei, Phetchabun, Phrae, Hua Hin and Chumphon are also on Solar Air’s radar screen.
Solar Air will become the sole airline to serve Mae Sot, Nan and Roi Et. Bangkok Airways also has a service to Lampang, but it flies from Suvarnabhumi Airport with a stopover in Sukhothai.
Solar Air’s passenger base will be primarily local business and government travellers. It has positioned itself as a full-service carrier offering on-board snack and beverage for passengers.
The airline currently has 30 employees including nine cockpit staff, some of them are undergoing training for the Dornier aircraft.
It plans to offer a promotional fare of 2,490 baht, one-way all inclusive, on the Bangkok-Roi Et route.
Mr Jiratid, 33, recently worked for Happy Air, a Phuket-based airline with just one leased Saab 340A turboprop with 34 seats which started service in October last year.
He was earlier involved with the launch of Air Phoenix whose services were suspended just months after its launch in early 2009 due to rising fuel costs.
*Bron: Bangkok Post / www.bangkokpost.com *