Quote Originally Posted by aging one View Post
Quote Originally Posted by seagypsy
In the '90s before the Samui airport was built, an Australian group formed Royal Jet Ferries as they had identified the Surat Thani/Samui route as one of the world's most promising and proposed 45 knot 350 passenger monohulls for the venture. These vessels were already running successfully in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia and could easily handle 4m. waves.
and your point is? As the service was never initiated or I dont think even discussed.
Perhaps a noted point is that such regular gulf ferry service is not a new venture.....goes way back to the 1960s/1970s - some survived, some didn't. Yet, there were a score of private/govt ferry and shipping companies.

Largely petered out with competing air and coach service.