Flights to avail Mae Hong Son

An ATR 72-600 aircraft of Bangkok Airways. The airline is expected to operate three flights per week between Bangkok and Mae Hong Son via Lampang, according to the TAT.

Tourism operators in Mae Hong Son expect a more active market during the cool season, with Bangkok Airways poised to revive flights from the capital after Nok Air ended operations in April.

Phanuwat Khatnak, director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand's (TAT) Mae Hong Son Office, expects air travel to increase tourist numbers by 10%, as there are currently no commercial flights. The tourist tally this year would reach 1.5 million, he said.