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Bangkok Airways increases Bangkok – Phnom Penh flights to six daily

January 18, 2016 By Budget Airline News

Bangkok Airways will add an extra daily flight between Bangkok and Phnom Penh, Cambodia. With the additional flight the airline will be operating six daily flights on this route. These additional services will start on 15 January 2016.

Bangkok Airways flight PG927 departs Bangkok (BKK – Suvarnabhumi Airport) at 6:20 am and arrives Phnom Penh at 7:30 am and flight PG928 departs Phnom Penh at 8:20 am and arrives in Bangkok (BKK – Suvarnabhumi Airport) at 9:30 am. The additional flights will be operated by Airbus A319, consisting of 12 Business class seats and 108 Economy class seats.

Other airlines operating on this route include Thai Airways (from Suvarnabhumi Airport) and AirAsia (from Don Muang Airport).

Filed Under: Asia Tagged With: Bangkok Airways, Cambodia, Thailand

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Bangkok Airways

Bangkok Airways is a regional airline based out of Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport. It began operations in 1986 and was Thailand’s first privately owned airline.

Bangkok Airways currently offers domestic flights to 9 destinations in Thailand and international flights to Bangladesh, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar (Burma), and Singapore. The airline plans to expand service to the Middle East and China.

Though not a traditional budget airline, Bangkok Airways offers good value flights to destinations not served by other airlines. It is the private owner of the airports in Koh Samui, Sukhothai, and Trat. All passengers enjoy premium services including complimentary checked luggage, on-board refreshments, and pre-flight lounge access.

Bangkok Airways operates a mixed fleet of Airbus A319, Airbus A320, and ATR-72-500 aircraft.

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Bangkok Airways destinations include:

Thailand
Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport) – main hub
Chiang Mai (Chiang Mai International Airport)
Chiang Rai (Chiang Rai International Airport)
Ko Samui (Samui Airport) – focus city
Krabi (Krabi Airport)
Lampang (Lampang Airport)
Pattaya (U-Tapao International Airport)
Phuket (Phuket International Airport)
Sukhothai (Sukhothai Airport)
Trat (Trat Airport)

Laos
Luang Prabang (Luang Prabang International Airport)
Vientiane (Wattay International Airport)

Bangladesh
Dhaka (Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport)

Cambodia
Phnom Penh (Phnom Penh International Airport)
Siem Reap (Angkor International Airport)

Hong Kong
Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport)

India
Bangalore (Bengaluru International Airport)
Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport)

Maldives
Malé (Malé International Airport)

Myanmar
Mandalay (Mandalay International Airport)
Yangon (Yangon International Airport)

Singapore
Singapore (Singapore Changi Airport)

Bangkok Airways to fly to Vientiane, Laos

September 5, 2012 By Budget Airline News

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.

 

Filed Under: Asia Tagged With: Bangkok Airways

Budget airlines ordered to move to Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport

March 16, 2012 By Budget Airline News

Budget airlines operating in Bangkok, Thailand, have been ordered to move to older Don Mueang Airport. The move is intended to reduce congestion at the main Suvarnabhumi International Airport.

The move has been ordered by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra who says budget airlines should be offered incentives to relocate, but was announced Thursday, March 15, by Deputy Prime Minister and Tourism and Sports Minister Chumpol Silapa-archa.

Domestic budget airline Nok Air is currently the only commercial airline operating from Don Mueang Airport. The other airlines that would be affected include Bangkok Airways, Orient Thai, and AirAsia.

Suvarnabhumi Airport was designed with a capacity of 45 million passengers per yet, but is expected to handle 51 million passengers in 2012. Shifting budget and chartered airlines to Don Mueang Airport could reduce passenger traffic by 15-20 million passengers per year.

Filed Under: Asia Tagged With: AirAsia, Bangkok Airways, Nok Air, Orient Thai

Bangkok Airways increasing Samui – Hong Kong flights

February 1, 2012 By Budget Airline News

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.

Filed Under: Asia Tagged With: Bangkok Airways

Bangkok Airways to launch Samui – Kuala Lumpur route

January 17, 2012 By Budget Airline News

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.

Filed Under: Asia Tagged With: Bangkok Airways

Bangkok Airways plans flights to Lucknow, New Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai

December 12, 2011 By Budget Airline News

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.

Filed Under: Asia Tagged With: Bangkok Airways

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