Bangkok Airways
| Bangkok Airways บางกอก แอร์ เว ย ส์ |
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| IATA code : | PG |
| ICAO code : | BKP |
| Call sign : | BANGKOK AIR |
| Founding: | 1968 (as Sahakol Air) |
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Bangkok , Thailand
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| Home airport : | Bangkok Suvarnabhumi |
| Company form: | Limited |
| IATA prefix code : | 829 |
| Management: | Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth ( CEO ) |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | FlyerBonus |
| Fleet size: | 40 (+ 3 orders) |
| Aims: | National and international |
| Website: | www.bangkokair.com |
Bangkok Airways ( Thai บางกอก แอร์ เว ย ส์ ) is a Thai airline based in Bangkok and based at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport . It also operates the airports in Ko Samui , Sukhothai and Trat .
history
The history of the airline can be traced back to 1968, when it was founded under the name Sahakol Air as an air taxi company under the contract of the US construction company OICC . The airline carried out its first scheduled flights in 1986 and then renamed itself Bangkok Airways in 1989 .
In April of the same year, Bangkok Airways opened its own airport on Ko Samui , from which it offers direct flights to Phuket , Hong Kong , Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi and Singapore . In 1996, it opened its second airport, Sukhothai . In March 2003 the third airport of its own was opened to traffic, Trat Airport near the island of Ko Chang .
In 2000, the airline took over its first jet in the fleet with the Boeing 717-200 . Until then, only turboprop aircraft , especially the ATR 72, were used. In the same year, the Cambodian subsidiary of Bangkok Airways, Siem Reap Airways , started operations. In principle, the aircraft of Siem Reap Airways and Bangkok Airways are provided with the logos of the two airlines. So you could see the Bangkok Airways planes with the Siem Reap Airways logo. In 2008 the subsidiary ceased its flight operations.
Since 2004, Airbus A320-200 aircraft have also been added to the fleet; the 717 have since been decommissioned. In January 2006, an order for six long-haul Airbus A350-800 aircraft was announced. They should be used on new connections from Thailand to Europe. This order was canceled in September 2011.
Between 2004 and 2009 and 2011, Bangkok Airways won the Skytrax World Airline Award “Best Regional Airline” six times. In 2014, Bangkok Airways received the World Airline Awards “The World's Best Regional Airline 2014” and “Best Regional Airline in Asia 2014” from Skytrax .
Destinations
Bangkok Airways connects destinations within Thailand and also flies other destinations in Southeast Asia .
Within Thailand, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Hat Yai, Koh Samui, Krabi, Lampang, Mae Hong Son, Pattaya, Phuket, Sukhothai and Trat are served.
In Southeast Asia, Danang, Kuala Lumpur, Luang Prabang, Mandalay, Nay Phi Taw, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Singapore, Vientiane and Yangon are served. There are also flights to Dhaka, Hong Kong, Male and Mumbai.
- Code sharing
Codeshare agreements exist with Cathay Pacific , China Airlines , Etihad Airways , Garuda Indonesia , Japan Airlines , Malaysia Airlines , Silk Air and Qantas Airways .
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As of March 2020, the Bangkok Airways fleet consists of 40 aircraft with an average age of 10.5 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats ( Business / Economy ) |
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| Airbus A319-100 | 16 | 120 (12/108) | ||
| Airbus A320-200 | 9 | 162 (- / 162) | ||
| ATR 72-500 | 2 | 70 (- / 70) | ||
| ATR 72-600 | 13 | 3 | ||
| total | 40 | 3 |
Incidents
- On November 21, 1990, a De Havilland DHC-8-100 crashed on Bangkok Airways Flight 125 from Bangkok to Ko Samui shortly before landing in a coconut plantation. Confused by a failed landing attempt, the pilots flew into a storm in which they lost their bearings. All 38 occupants, including 33 passengers, lost their lives.
- On August 4, 2009, an ATR 72-500 on Bangkok Airways flight 266 with 68 passengers and four crew members on board came from Krabi when landing on Ko Samui from the runway and hit a disused control tower . The captain was killed, the copilot and six passengers suffered serious injuries. At the time of the accident, there were heavy rain showers .
See also
Web links
- Bangkok Airways website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ flightglobal.com - Bangkok Airways appears to cancel A350-800 order , accessed September 6, 2011
- ↑ ttrweekly.com - Skytrax honors Bangkok Airways ( Memento of the original from July 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed August 1, 2015
- ↑ worldairlineawards.com - Winners World Airline Awards 2014 ( Memento of the original from November 12, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed August 1, 2015
- ↑ a b c d bangkokair.com - Route Map (English), accessed on September 1, 2017
- ^ Bangkok Airways Fleet Details and History. Accessed March 27, 2020 (English).
- ↑ ATR - Bangkok Airways receives first of nine ATR 72-600s on order, November 26, 2014 (English), accessed on September 19, 2016
- ↑ bangkokair.com - Our Fleet , accessed on August 10, 2015
- ↑ Aircraft Accident data and report of the Bangkok Airways flight 125 in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
- ↑ Flight accident data and report of Bangkok Airways Flight 266 in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
