Date: 02 July 2003

Local and regional airlines are in their normal situation in post-Sars crisis, activating plans to resume services and extend networks.

Bangkok Airways announced it will resume its two weekly Bangkok-Xian flights from 20 July onwards and the Luang Prabang-Danang and Danang-Siem Reap services, operated by its subsidiary Siem Reap International, this October. It is also confirmed that the airline would operate services out of Chiang Mai to four destinations in the Mekong region, starting with Chiang Mai-Bagan to build its market base and four domestic destinations in the winter to implement the government's policy of turning Chiang Mai into a regional hub. Yangon and destinations in China would be the potential extensive network.

Other local and regional airlines which has also revived and has set for their resumed flights and extensive networks include Orient Thai Airlines, operating its normal services of Bangkok-Hong Kong, Chiang Mai-Hong Kong, and Phuket-Hong Kong routes; Angle Air, planning to acquire another aircraft to serve the routes of Bangkok-Chiang Mai-South Korea and Bangkok-Singapore-South Korea in October, and Phuket Air will inaugurate twice-weekly services between Bangkok and Yangon.

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