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Myanmar: Myanmar carriers converge on Mandalay-Bangkok route
Myanmar: Myanmar carriers converge on Mandalay-Bangkok route
Tuesday, 09 August 2016 – Mandalay residents eager to visit Bangkok will have a bevy of new flight options next month. Myanmar National Airways (MNA) will begin offering thrice-weekly flights from August 31, just a day before Myanmar Airways International (MAI) is scheduled to begin its own Mandalay-Bangkok route.
Competition is intense in Myanmar’s airline industry, which comprises the two international carriers – MNA and MAI – and nine firms that offer only international flights. Those nine internal airlines mostly fight over the same routes with similar schedules and fare structures.
The two international carriers, meanwhile, compete against each other, along with budget and national carriers in other regional countries. Foreign airlines are all allowed access to Yangon, Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw routes, with some restrictions on frequency. Read More?