Post by WillTravel on Feb 13, 2004 1:46:27 GMT -5
edition.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/02/12/biz.trav.thai.nofrills.reut/index.html
This is about the growth of low-cost airlines in Asia. It was touching to read about how happy the woman in the article was that she was getting a chance to fly. It's often easy to forget that having this luxury is truly something to be grateful for.
From the article:
-- What does $2.50 buy in Thailand?
Three plates of fried rice, 20 bus trips in congested Bangkok, or for one young sales clerk, her first flight.
"This is a dream. Now I can fly too," said Pat, clutching her boyfriend's arm anxiously before boarding a flight from Bangkok to her hometown in northeastern Thailand.
This is about the growth of low-cost airlines in Asia. It was touching to read about how happy the woman in the article was that she was getting a chance to fly. It's often easy to forget that having this luxury is truly something to be grateful for.
From the article:
-- What does $2.50 buy in Thailand?
Three plates of fried rice, 20 bus trips in congested Bangkok, or for one young sales clerk, her first flight.
"This is a dream. Now I can fly too," said Pat, clutching her boyfriend's arm anxiously before boarding a flight from Bangkok to her hometown in northeastern Thailand.