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[YAHF]

Have found some interesting internet prices including one for a 27 hr flight! All the TAs seem to be offering is eva, eastchina and Thai.
Thanx in advance.

[oxfordstu]

I'm actually wondering how much I should be expected to pay. Thai Air's website quoted 1.4 million. There's no way I'm paying that for a 6 hour flight, especially when I paid less than 700k this past July.

[GrowlingMadScientist]

i just got a ticket for mid january from pusan to chiang mai for 580k including taxes, thai air through kangsan travel (dont know the website off the top of my head, check the travel agent sticky in the travel section and you'll find it there.... if you dont find what you want on their website, email them.... they speak English and were very friendly/helpful/efficient. good luck

EDIT: that fare is for a RT ticket

[billyg]

http://www.kangsantravel.com

[soviet_man]

The trick with finding affordable tickets Incheon to Bangkok in peak season is to firstly forget the non stop Korean Air, Thai Airways and Asiana flights. Every man and their ajumma wants to get on those and the fares and waiting lists blow out accordingly.

THEN ... you look for non-direct combinations (generally via China) such as:

Air China (via any of: Beijing, Chongqing or Chengdu)
Cebu Pacific (via Manila)
China Airlines (via Taipei)
China Eastern (via any of: Kunming, Nanjing, Qindao or Shanghai)
China Southern (via Guangzhou)
Eva Air (via Taipei)
Uni Air (via Kaoshiung)
Hainan Airlines (via Haikou)
Air Macau (via Macau)
Air Bagan (Incheon to Yangon non stop from Dec 7, 2007)
Malaysia Airlines (via KL)
Vietnam Airlines (via Ho Chi Minh or Hanoi)
Xiamen Airlines (via Fuzhou or Xiamen)
Royal Brunei (via Bander Seri Begawan)
Orient Thai Airways (direct and cheap, although rarely available)
Korean Air (try it ex-Daegu or ex-Busan - reservations may be less congested)


In summary, expect that K travel agents *will* tell you all flights are booked out for ICN-BKK. Don't believe them.

Unless they have tried the 25 odd combinations above, they haven't exhausted all the available possibilities.

By using that formula, they *will* eventually find an itinerary that is (a) available and (b) somewhat affordable.

[oxfordstu]

^Yep, this is true. And even on the major airlines like Thai Air or Korean Air the seats are not all sold out --- they are just reserved by the agents themselves. They won't all sell. A few years ago I was on a Thai Air Flight during the Lunar Holiday and there were at least 20 empty seats. Don't believe these travel agents.

I went through Kangsan Travel this time around, they got me a flight on China Eastern to Thailand for 720k. It's a bit more because I'll be there longer than a month.

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[DCJames]

[tiger fancini]

I checked out a few Itaewon travel agents yesterday. Standard prices for Christmas Day departure (return ticket) is about 700,000 including tax.

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