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i need to book flights in january 2007 with air asia %26amp; bangkok air, one flight chiang mai to bangkok and one flight bangkok to chiang mai, is this easily booked in bangkok airport on arrival or is it best to book online now.

bearing in mind availability will they get fully booked and is it cheaper to book online

thanks

rob

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Hi Rob,

I do think I am the best person to answer your question, but I will give you my thoughts. I will be traveling from Bangkok to Phucket and we have booked our flight to and from here in the US with Thai airlines via their website. We did this for a few reason, 1) we wanted to make sure we would be able to sit together, 2) for what I gather dec-Jan is high season and we wanted to make sure we got the flight of the day and time we wanted.

Having said that I have no idea if it is cheaper to book the flight the day of at the airport. Good Luck.

Ashley

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Thanks for that Ashley i think you might be right

especially as i am booking some of the hotels now,so i suppose best be safe the cheapest flights i have found are with Air Asia,

i presume they are a good reliable company.

hope you trop goes well

rob

';i presume they are a good reliable company.';

I would do a search on this forum about Air Asia. Very mixed views about ';the RyanAir of South East Asia';. They are certainly generally the cheapest, not always the most reliable, no frills, only 15kg checked-in luggage - sound familiar?

Bangkok Air tend to be more expensive than they used to be and on a par with Thai Airlines prices. There%26#39;s also Nok Air and One-Two-Go, both of which fly the route you want and you can book on-line now for January 2007 at prices which I think will be cheaper than waiting to book at the airport. January being High Season as well, you are risking there being no seats available (or only at times very different to what you would like) by waiting until the airport. Nok Air is only 15kg luggage allowance but you can upgrade to Nok Air Plus which increases it to 30kg plus other benefits. One-Two-Go is 20kg. Both have good reputations (as does Bangkok Airways) for punctuality and quality of service.

Hi Rob,

We have travelled many a time with Airasia and have no trouble what so ever. I agree that at that time of year yes it would be best to book prior to going but I like to be safe and organized and for the want of a few dollars if there is any difference at all, I like to know that I can walk off one plane onto another. But perhaps someone else can give you more advise on standby or booking at the airport. If you have no set schedual just play it by ear but remember that Dec/Jan is the high season.

Hope you work it out. Enjoy your holiday

Pauline

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Hi just flew Air Asia bangkok to Krab,i Phuket to Bangkok.

they only open check in 2 hr before flight, so if early you have to set on bags. then it is open seating so first come first served ,if you are not waiting at the gate in line, might not get seats together. they are always late. but you get what you pay for no food on plane have to buy drinks if you want. I would book ahead with another airline just so you know you have confirmed seats and flights. less stress means more fun.

HI Rob, i have booked many internal flights on line, i know that it is

cheaper than booking at the airport, and at least you will know that your ticket is secure

Happy holidays, Chris U.K..

Hi All

Thanks for all the good advice i will be booking the flights today,

as to which company ton sure yet,

All i need to do now is book the night train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and the travel is sorted, then its on to which Hotel to book in Krabi ?

and how long should i stay in Chiang Mai???

the beach time is vanishing

so far its 3 nights in Bangkok 3 nights in Kanchanburi 1 on the night train 2 or 3 in Chiang Mai only 4 left for Krabi :-(

Rob

Hi I am looking at booking the night train from bangkok to chang mai, do you know if this can be booked online as I have been told it books up quickly, thanks

hello yes it can be done online

you can use an agent or you can e mail direct

links are below if you have time you can contact direct on this address passenger-ser@railway.co.th

but it can take a long time before they reply

or use an agent below and pay commision

http://www.seat61.com/Thailand.htm

passenger-ser@railway.co.th

www.traveller2000.com, www.thaifocus.com, www.asia-discovery.com.

i gave up waiting and booked a flight with air asia only 3000 baht return

the train would be more fun i think but i wanted to be sure of the booking

rob