Bangkok Airways
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Bangkok Airways is a regional airline based in Bangkok, Thailand. It operates scheduled domestic services and international services to Cambodia, Singapore and China. Its main base is Bangkok International Airport (BKK).
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History
The airline was established in 1968 as Sahakol Air operating air taxi services under contract from OICC, an American construction company, USOM and a number of other organisations engaged in oil and natural gas exploration in the Gulf of Thailand. It began scheduled services in 1986 and changed its name to Bangkok Airways in 1989. It built its own airport on Samui Island, which was opened in April 1989. The airline is owned by Dr Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth (77.04%), Sahokol Estate (11.72%), Narumol Jainaknan (7.67%), Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (3.28%) and other shareholders (0.29%). It also owns 100% of subsidiary airline Siem Reap Airways.
Services
Bangkok Airways operates the following services (at January 2005):
- Domestic scheduled services: Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Koh Samui, Krabi, Phuket, Sukhothai, Trat and Utapao.
- International scheduled services: Guilin, Jinghong, Luang Prabang, Male, Phnom Penh, Shenzhen, Siem Reap, Singapore, Xi An and Yangon.
Fleet
The Bangkok Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft (at May 2005):
- 2 Airbus A320-200 (further 1 on order)
- 4 Boeing 717-200
- 1 ATR 72-200
- 8 ATR 72-500 (further 1 on order)
External Links
- Bangkok Airways (http://www.bangkokair.com)
- Bangkok Airways Airbus & Boeing Fleet Detail (http://www.planemad.net/Airline/TH/Bangkok_Airways_(PG_BKP)/Fleet.htm?show=all)
- Bangkok Airways Passenger Opinions (http://www.airlinequality.com/Forum/bangkok.htm)
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