Passengers may grow younger at the prospect of Phuket and Bali in one holiday
Photo by phuketwan.com
By Chutima Sidasathian
Sunday, November 7, 2010
DAILY flights between Phuket and Bali will begin from December 17 with AirAsia tickets going on sale online from Monday, Phuketwan has learned.
The General Manager of Thai AirAsia, Tassapon Bijleveld, confirmed late yesterday that the long-awaited flights are about to begin. Phuketwan revealed the Bali-Phuket plans of AirAsia exclusively back in June.
Linking South-East Asia's two most popular tropical holiday island destinations has long been in AirAsia's planning. And with the Aussie $ riding above parity with the US dollar, the outlook for the route has never been stronger.
While Phuket and Bali have long been favorites among Australian holidaymakers, Europeans are also expected to relish the opportunity to experience the two destinations on one trip, too.
''We look forward to giving Aussies and everybody else the chance to see both of these favorite destinations,'' said Khun Tassapon.
The concept of a two-week break and the chance to spend a week on Phuket followed by a week on Bali seems likely to quickly generate good-value packages put together jointly by resorts on both islands.
The ability of tourists to more easily make immediate comparisons between the rival destinations should in theory improve treatment of visitors on both Phuket and Bali.
On a visit to Phuket in October, Indonesia's Consul and Head of Mission, Heru Wicaksono, who is based at the Indonesian Consulate in Songkla, invited Phuket's new Governor, Tree Ackaradecha, to fly from Phuket to Bali.
From Monday, AirAsia will be extending the invitation to all of Phuket's residents and future visitors. Arrivals and departures through Phuket airport are expected to surge beyond the 5.8 million record to 7.5 million this calendar year, in theory exceeding the airport's capacity.
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