chiang mai to LP
Jan 22nd, 2008, 07:12 AM
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chiang mai to LP
are there flights? Could I go from chiang mai to LP and back to Bangkok -- thinking about my postoponed trip which I would do differently this time (substitute LP or Anantara)
Jan 22nd, 2008, 07:46 AM
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You can fly from LP to Chiang Mai...we did it last year (some travelers opted to travel back to BKK and then onto LP....just to avoid traveling on the local airline....We thought that was a waste of time; especially since the aircraft was made by an American company....no problem at all on the flight)
Anyway, not sure whether the reverse is true, but I suspect so.
Anyway, not sure whether the reverse is true, but I suspect so.
Jan 22nd, 2008, 08:31 AM
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Hi, glorialf!
Last spring I traveled on Lao Airlines. Several days a week, they have a nonstop flight from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang.
The flight was about 1 hour or so, and was not remarkable in any negative sense.
I was able to use the Lao Airlines website (the real site, not the imposter site located in Paris) to send an email note to the company to make my reservation. The reservations office promptly responded, to my pleasant surprise.
Once in Chiang Mai, I had to physically and in person go to the Lao Airlines office to pick up the hardcopy ticket. They would not permit an agent to write the ticket.
Once in the Lao Airlines office I had to pay in cash in full in Thai baht (no credit card, no US dollars). The one-way fare cost, as I recollect the equivalent of about US $100 or so.
Do not go to the Lao Airlines office at the stroke of 9AM, as the employees do not open promptly. Also, do not go there at 12Noon, as the employees take a 2-hour lunch.
Enjoy the flight; it beats having to go through Bangkok for a connection.
Last spring I traveled on Lao Airlines. Several days a week, they have a nonstop flight from Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang.
The flight was about 1 hour or so, and was not remarkable in any negative sense.
I was able to use the Lao Airlines website (the real site, not the imposter site located in Paris) to send an email note to the company to make my reservation. The reservations office promptly responded, to my pleasant surprise.
Once in Chiang Mai, I had to physically and in person go to the Lao Airlines office to pick up the hardcopy ticket. They would not permit an agent to write the ticket.
Once in the Lao Airlines office I had to pay in cash in full in Thai baht (no credit card, no US dollars). The one-way fare cost, as I recollect the equivalent of about US $100 or so.
Do not go to the Lao Airlines office at the stroke of 9AM, as the employees do not open promptly. Also, do not go there at 12Noon, as the employees take a 2-hour lunch.
Enjoy the flight; it beats having to go through Bangkok for a connection.
Jan 23rd, 2008, 07:22 AM
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You can get an e-ticket now on their site for many flights including CM/LP. Cost is $172 including taxes. A year ago it was under $125 so it has gone way up. It could be that Eddie can get it cheaper.
http://www.laoairlines.com/
http://www.laoairlines.com/
Jan 23rd, 2008, 11:24 AM
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The authentic website for Lao Airlines is the one that Scotters has posted. When you click on the Contact Us link, mostly Lao and nearby adddresses appear.
The counterfeit website, when you click on the Contact Us link, prominently displays a Rue de la Paix address in Paris.
The counterfeit website, when you click on the Contact Us link, prominently displays a Rue de la Paix address in Paris.
