Phuket is a short 1 hour flight south of the capital city Bangkok (BKK). A new state of the art airport recently opened in Bangkok in September 2006 and is served by many of the world's major airlines. There are daily nonstop flights from New York (17 hours) and from Los Angeles (15hours) via Thai Airways. Other carriers offer 1 and 2 stop service via Europe or the Pacific.
Lowest economy airfares to Bangkok or Phuket from the US range from about $1,100 to $1,600. Business and First Class airfares start at $4,500 and up
US airlines serving Bangkok directly include United, Continental, and Northwest. Delta and American fly to Bangkok via partner airlines. If you have frequent flyer miles, the required mileage for free tickets ranges from 90,000-180,000 for economy and 110,000-240,000 for Business/First. These seats however, are heavily booked and difficult to procure, especially during the peak season.
We are organizing a group flight for those interested in traveling together departing New York (JFK) Feb. 1 and returning Feb. 9 . Economy round trip airfare direct to Phuket (HKT) via Thai Airways is $1,250 (as of October 15, 2006.) We will likely arrange a similar group departure from Los Angeles.
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