CAAT addresses soaring Chiang Mai flight prices ahead of festival

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Flight prices between Bangkok and Chiang Mai have surged ahead of the Loy Krathong and Yi Peng festivals. Some return tickets on online booking platforms are listed as high as 28,000 baht. The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand addressed the price spikes on November 12. The regulator attributed the high costs to an unusual increase in travel demand. Flight schedule constraints also contributed to the price hikes.

Return flights between Bangkok and Chiang Mai are being advertised for as much as 28,000 baht on online booking platforms during the upcoming Loy Krathong and Yi Peng festivals, prompting an explanation from Thailand’s aviation regulator. The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) said today, November 12, that unusually high travel demand and flight schedule … The story CAAT addresses soaring Chiang Mai flight prices ahead of festival as seen on Thaiger News .

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