Bangkok Airways will offer daily direct flights to Vientiane, Laos starting December 1, 2012.

The outbound flight PG943 will depart Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International airport at 8:15am, arriving in Vientiane at 9:30am. The return flight PG944 will depart Vientiane at 10:10am, arriving in Bangkok at 11:25am. The flight time is 1 hour 15 minutes.

One-way fares start from 3,550 THB ($110 USD) plus taxes.

Bangkok Airways offered Bangkok – Vientiane flights in the past, but cancelled this route in 2008.

Bangkok Airways has announced it will increase the number of Koh Samui – Hong Kong flights starting March 31, 2012. The frequency will increase from a daily flight to 10 per week.

“To respond an increasing demand and to offer more choice to our passengers, we have decided to add three more flights to each leg of the Samui – Hong Kong route.” said Ms. Ariya Prasarttong-Osoth, the Vice President of Sales for Bangkok Airways.

New flights PG873 Koh Samui – Hong Kong (17:50 – 22:05) operate Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday and PG874 Hong Kong – Koh Samui (09:05 – 11:10) operate Wednesday/Friday/Sunday.

Bangkok Airways will launch non-stop daily flights between Koh Samui (USM), Thailand and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (KUL) on March 31, 2012.

Flight PG 951 will depart Koh Samui for Kuala Lumpur at 17:55 for a 20:25 arrival. The return leg, PHG 952, will depart Kuala Lumpur for Koh Samui at 08:20 landing at 09:00. Flights will be operated using an Airbus A319 aircraft with 138 economy class seats.

Passengers will be offered inflight meals, a baggage allowance of 20 kgs and a lounge at Samui airport.

Presently, Bangkok Airways serves to more than 20 destinations both domestic and international. From Bangkok, the airline flies to Chiang Mai, Lampang, Trat, Phuket, Samui, Luang Prabang, Siem Reap, Yangon, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Dhaka and Maldives.

From Koh Samui, Bangkok Airways flie to Pattaya (U-Tapao), Trat, Phuket, Krabi, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Bangkok Airways, which recently added Bengaluru as its second destination in India offering five direct weekly flights after launching the daily Mumbai-Bangkok services earlier this year, is looking at further expansion plans in the Indian market. The airline plans to start fights to Lucknow, New Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai. The airline has appointed Global Air Transport Services to represent Bangkok Airways in India as the general sales agent (GSA).

The airline currently has codeshare agreements with Thai Airways International, EVA Air, Etihad Airways, Air Berlin, Air France and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. When asked whether the airline is in talks with other carriers for codeshare agreements, Prasarttong-Osoth informed that the airline is currently in talks with Finnair, Malaysian Airlines, Kingfisher Airlines and SilkAir.

Branded as Asia’s boutique airline, Bangkok Airways offers regional services to seven domestic routes: Chiang Mai, Lampang, Sukhothai, Pattaya (U-Tapao), Trat, Phuket, Samui and Krabi and ten international routes: Hong Kong, Singapore, Luang Prabang, Phanom Penh, Siem Reap, Yangon, Maldives, Dhaka, Mumbai and Bengaluru. The fleet consists of 17 aircraft (eight ATRs, three A320s and six A319s). In 2010, the airline carried more than 2.6 million passengers throughout its entire network.