Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals
According to a reliable source in Thailand, Lan Shi Li, the Chinese travel trade tycoon that owns the East Star Group and the founder of the defunct Chinese carrier East Star Air, is in the stage of discussing with both Siam Air and Orient Thai Airlines to take control of both airlines headquartered in Thailand. There were earlier speculations within Siam Air and Orient Thai Airlines that he was purchasing stakes in both airlines in order to stage a comeback to the civil aviation scene.
Lan Shi Li's East Star Air that planned the first international flight linking Wuhan with Singapore in 2008 started operations on 19 May 2006 and went bankrupt on 27 August 2009 after Shi Li was arrested in Wuhan for tax evasion. He was released from prison in August 2013 and now lives in Singapore.
Siam Air operates daily flights from Don Mueang to Singapore at 7.50 am and leaves for Don Mueang from Singapore at 12.35 pm. It also flies to Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Macau, Zhengzhou with its fleet of B737 aircraft. Later this year, it plans to launch scheduled flights to Changsha and Taipei-Taoyuan. The airline was previously an aircraft leasing firm that started operations in 2007 under the same name and leased its McDonnell aircraft to Orient Thai Airlines. It became a low-cost, full-service airline operating its first scheduled flight to Hong Kong in October 2014 under the Thai lady-logo livery.
Siam Air said Orient Thai Airlines is no longer under control by the Thais. That explains the close marketing relationship between Siam Air and Orient Thai Airlines and frequent code-sharing flights. The gateway to booking Siam Air tickets is via Orient Thai Airlines' web-site. Many local travel agencies in Chinatown are also selling Siam Air tickets. Orient Thai Airlines itself operates charter flights from Don Mueang to Chongqing, Nanchang, Nanning apart from regular flights to Hong Kong and on a code-sharing basis with Siam Air.
Siam Air Singapore Branch's address : No. 1 Park Road, #03-K69, People's Park Complex, Singapore 059108. Email : sin_ops@siamair.cn. Tel : 68360581. Web-sites: www.siamair.co.th and www.siamair.cn.
/ KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals
According to a reliable source in Thailand, Lan Shi Li, the Chinese travel trade tycoon that owns the East Star Group and the founder of the defunct Chinese carrier East Star Air, is in the stage of discussing with both Siam Air and Orient Thai Airlines to take control of both airlines headquartered in Thailand. There were earlier speculations within Siam Air and Orient Thai Airlines that he was purchasing stakes in both airlines in order to stage a comeback to the civil aviation scene.
Lan Shi Li's East Star Air that planned the first international flight linking Wuhan with Singapore in 2008 started operations on 19 May 2006 and went bankrupt on 27 August 2009 after Shi Li was arrested in Wuhan for tax evasion. He was released from prison in August 2013 and now lives in Singapore.
Siam Air operates daily flights from Don Mueang to Singapore at 7.50 am and leaves for Don Mueang from Singapore at 12.35 pm. It also flies to Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Macau, Zhengzhou with its fleet of B737 aircraft. Later this year, it plans to launch scheduled flights to Changsha and Taipei-Taoyuan. The airline was previously an aircraft leasing firm that started operations in 2007 under the same name and leased its McDonnell aircraft to Orient Thai Airlines. It became a low-cost, full-service airline operating its first scheduled flight to Hong Kong in October 2014 under the Thai lady-logo livery.
Siam Air said Orient Thai Airlines is no longer under control by the Thais. That explains the close marketing relationship between Siam Air and Orient Thai Airlines and frequent code-sharing flights. The gateway to booking Siam Air tickets is via Orient Thai Airlines' web-site. Many local travel agencies in Chinatown are also selling Siam Air tickets. Orient Thai Airlines itself operates charter flights from Don Mueang to Chongqing, Nanchang, Nanning apart from regular flights to Hong Kong and on a code-sharing basis with Siam Air.
Siam Air Singapore Branch's address : No. 1 Park Road, #03-K69, People's Park Complex, Singapore 059108. Email : sin_ops@siamair.cn. Tel : 68360581. Web-sites: www.siamair.co.th and www.siamair.cn.
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