Lao Airlines on Monday announced the opening of a new route between Luang Prabang, Laos's once royal capital, and Udon Thani province.
The new route will operate twice a week on Friday and Sunday. The fare is $80 dollars one way and $150 dollars round trip, said Radio Laos in a broadcast monitored in Bangkok.
Udon Thani is the closest Thai airport to Vientiane, the Laos capital. It is a major hub for Laos and foreigners living in Laos to catch flights on to Bangkok and abroad. Luang Prabang is the former capital of Laos' royal family and a major tourist destination.
The 600-year-old Lao monarchy was ended shortly after the land-locked nation was taken over by the communists. The king and crown prince died doing slave labour, and the queen died in a detention camp.
The announcement of the new route for Lao Airlines, the national carrier, coincided with a one-day visit by Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat to Vientiane. (dpa)
Lao Airlines should change the days of the flights from Friday to Monday so that the foreign tourists can catch flight from Luang Prabang back to Udon Thani in three days. They should not have the flight on Friday and Sunday because if the tourist fly to Luang Prabang on Friday they have only a one day visit there and have to fly back to Udon Thani on Sunday. I urge them to change the days of flying in and out of Luang Prabang. Or make it Thursday and Sunday flight from Udon Thani to Luang Prabang and back to Udon Thani.
that is the stupid idea ever. Instead have them spend money in thai. have them stop in vientiane than go where ever they one to go in laos. Lao people are so stupid.
Why Oudonthany-Luang Prabang ? OUdon is not a popular tourist place. No tourists will use that route to go to Luang Prabang. If Phuket-Luang Prabang, that would be better.
that is the stupid idea ever. Instead have them spend money in thai. have them stop in vientiane than go where ever they one to go in laos. Lao people are so stupid.
Did you even read the story? I guess you didnt know Luangprabang is in Laos?? Before you start barking about lao people are stupid.. You should look at yourself in a mirror
This route is convenient for Lao esan people to travel to Luangprabang The tourism from Nakhonphanom, Khonkean,Nongkhai and the neighboring cities are no need to across the Mekong if they want to go Luangprabang. hope that this route can boost the economic growth between two regions.
Udonthani airport is an international airport and many tourists from all over Thailand fly from Bangkok to Udon and go to Nongkhai and Vientiane. Now some of them don't have to travel by land to Vientiane and fly to Luang Prabang. They can fly from Udon to Luang Prabang in stead.
