Tourism Indochina: Bangkok Airways offers a new speedy service with web check in

Tourism Indochina: Bangkok Airways offers a new speedy service with web check in

Bangkok Airways Co., Ltd. is a regional airline based in Chatuchak District, Bangkok, Thailand. It operates scheduled services to destinations in Thailand, Cambodia, China, Laos, Maldives, Burma, India and Singapore. Its main base is Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok.

The airline was established in 1968 as Sahakol Air operating air-taxi services under contract from Overseas International Construction Company (OICC) an American construction company, United States Operations Mission (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, becoming Thailand's first privately-owned domestic airline. It re-branded to become Bangkok Airways in 1989. The airline is owned by Dr Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth (92.31%), Sahakol Estate (4.3%), Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (1.2%) and other shareholders (2.19%). It has 1,903 employees and also wholly owns subsidiary airline Siem Reap Airways.

(Tourism Indochina:Date : 2008-09-11):

BANGKOK – Recently, Bangkok Airways began “Web Check-In” service for passengers traveling from its key domestic routes. The service enables passengers to easily check-in online and select their preferred seat as early as 24 hours prior departure, by clicking on “Web Check-In” at www.bangkokair.com. Passengers simply bring their printed boarding pass to the designated counter for quick ID verification and baggage check (if needed).

The airline will initially offer Web Check-In service to passengers who fly from Bangkok, Samui and Phuket to other domestic destinations and will apply this service to its other destinations in the near future.


By eTN

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Tourism Indochina: Bangkok Airways to reduce fuel surcharge

Tourism Indochina: Bangkok Airways to reduce fuel surcharge

(Tourism Indochina:Date : 2008-10-13):

BANGKOK Airways and Siem Reap Airways have reduced their fuel surcharges by 15 percent for all international and domestic flights, a BA sales department officer told the Post on Thursday.

Surcharges on flights between Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam will be reduced to US$40 from $45," the spokesman said.

"The reduction is being made because of a drop in the price of international crude." A manager at the Phnom Penh office of Siem Reap Airways, who requested anonymity, said all airlines faced difficulties when international oil prices hit US$150 per barrel, but that now it has dropped to less than $90 per barrel.

"We decided to lower the fuel surcharge because of a drop in the international price," the manager said.

He added that while fuel surcharges would fall, the price of airfares would remain the same. "We do not want to take advantage of people and try to earn more money after the price of crude has already dropped," he said, adding that all passengers would immediately notice the cost of airfare is cheaper because of the drop in the surcharge.

So Mara, secretary of state for the Ministry of Tourism, said the move would further strengthen the sector by improving services.

"We have to improve all types of services, especially in the tourism sector," he said. Cambodia is recognised by international travellers as a safe and politically stable destination, insulated from regional crises and connected to several Asean nations by direct flights, So Mara said.

"If we use this advantage [drop in surcharge] to improve service, the tourism industry will remain a major source of income for national growth," he said.

In a related story, Thai Airways International said it is cutting flights, especially on regional routes, due to a sharp drop in passenger demand.

"The situation has deteriorated from bad to worse, well beyond our expectation. [It] is becoming more critical for us to reassess our frequencies,'' executive vice president Pandit Chanapai told the Bangkok Post.

The extent of the cuts has yet to be worked out and Thai may take steps such as merging flights to suit passenger numbers and contain losses, he said.

Thai's cabin factor in September dropped more than it expected and the deepening political strife in Thailand is making conditions worse.

The airline's passenger load factor was only 70 percent in the third quarter. "What is terrible about the current political crisis is in its open-ended nature. "Unlike 9/11, SARS and the tsunami, we don't know when it will end,'' Pandit told the Bangkok Post.


Source Phnom Penh Post

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Tourism Indochina: Flight between Cambodia Thailand by Bangkok Airway

Tourism Indochina: Flight between Cambodia Thailand by Bangkok Airway

Bangkok Airways Co., Ltd. is a regional airline based in Chatuchak District, Bangkok, Thailand.It operates scheduled services to destinations in Thailand, Cambodia, China, Laos, Maldives, Burma, India and Singapore. Its main base is Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok.

The airline was established in 1968 as Sahakol Air operating air-taxi services under contract from Overseas International Construction Company (OICC) an American construction company, United States Operations Mission (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, becoming Thailand's first privately-owned domestic airline. It re-branded to become Bangkok Airways in 1989. The airline is owned by Dr Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth (92.31%), Sahakol Estate (4.3%), Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (1.2%) and other shareholders (2.19%). It has 1,903 employees and also wholly owns subsidiary airline Siem Reap Airways.

(Tourism Indochina:Date : 2008-12-02):

Bangkok Airways commenced twice daily flights between Hua Hin and Samui during December 1st – 2nd in order to connect passengers going to Singapore or Hong Kong via Samui.

Flights leave Hua Hin at 14.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs for passengers can connect with flights to Singapore leaving at 16.35 hrs and 20.30 hrs. For Hong Kong-bound passengers, flights leave at 22.00 hrs and 11.35 hrs on the next day. From Singapore, there’ll be two flights: 20.10 hrs and 01.30 hrs. From Hong Kong, flights leave at 17.05 hrs and 04.00 hrs. Afterwards, passengers can connect to Hua Hin at 15.30 hrs or 18.30 hrs. A complimentary transfer service will leave four hours prior to each flight departure from Bangkok Airways’ Head Office (99 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road). Additionally, the airline also operates between U-tapao-Siem Reap/ U-tapao-Maldives/ U-tapao-Guilin/ U-tapao-Samui/ and U-tapao-Phuket. We provide check-in and transfer services for all passengers leaving for Singapore and Hong Kong (via Samui) by departing from Hua Hin Airport.

The immigration process will be done at Hua Hin Airport. Please be at our head office at least 04:00 hours before departing time.

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Tourism Indochina: Protestors leave Bangkok airports as Thai govt dissolved

Tourism Indochina: Protestors leave Bangkok airports as Thai govt dissolved

(Tourism Indochina:Date : 2008-12-03):

Protestors blockading the two main Bangkok airports have agreed to step down after a Thai court yesterday afternoon found the Prime Minister guilty of election fraud, and as such dissolved his entire cabinet.

The People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) have issued a statement that they will now “allow” flights to be reinstated, but that they will maintain vigilant, and threatened to retake control if the new government looked to be another “puppet regime”.

Still, it is unknown when the main hub of Suvarnabhumi will be fully operational for international flights, as airport officials now have the difficult task of rechecking all equipment and security, as well as cataloguing all damages.

Dedicated cargo flights already have authorisation to restart operations from BKK

Earlier, Serirat Prasutanont, Airports of Thailand (AoT) Acting Director, had said that the clean-up process would take nearly a fortnight, and as such the airport would re-open on the 15th of December.

Since then the AoT have reissued statements, saying that there wasn’t as much damage as they had thought, and that full services could resume much more quickly, though how quickly is still uncertain.

With differing officials giving differing opening dates from as soon as today, to Tuesday the 9th of December, no one is quite sure when the airport will be ready to send out flights. Incoming flights on the other hand are expected within 24 hours.

At the moment, the 5th of December is a popular day for a reopen as it’s the Thai King’s birthday; and as such Vudhibhandhu Vichairatana, AoT Chairman has stated that resuming operations on Friday could be a birthday present for the King.

AoT have estimated that the closure of Suvarnabhumi since the 25th of November has cost them some US$1 million.

Protestors have promised to leave the airport by 10am local time today.

Regional airports to take pressure of U-Tapao

With the shutdown of BKK and DMK, a nearby military base has been the scene of most flights in and out of the capital, but due to its small size, the base has been strained with tens of thousands of passengers eager to get out.

Regional airports could help out whilst BKK is reinstated, said officials from the Transport Ministry, and already airports like Chiang Mai and Phuket have seen special flights operating.

Hua Hin, another regional airport, started serving international flights on Monday, with Bangkok Airways putting on additional charter flights to Singapore and Hong Kong.

International governments have been working to extract their nationals from Bangkok, with Australia, China, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Spain and France already completing several chartered flights.

While New Zealand has become the first country to send in military aid to help evacuate its stranded nationals, with the departure last night of an Air Force Hercules bound for Bangkok.

Britain’s Foreign Office on the other hand has decided not to send charter flights in for its 6,000 or so nationals stranded in Thailand.

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Flight between Cambodia Thailand by Bangkok Airway

Bangkok Airways commenced twice daily flights between Hua Hin and Samui during December 1st – 2nd in order to connect passengers going to Singapore or Hong Kong via Samui. Flights leave Hua Hin at 14.00 hrs and 17.00 hrs for passengers can connect with flights to Singapore leaving at 16.35 hrs and 20.30 hrs. For Hong Kong-bound passengers, flights leave at 22.00 hrs and 11.35 hrs on the next day. From Singapore, there’ll be two flights: 20.10 hrs and 01.30 hrs.

From Hong Kong, flights leave at 17.05 hrs and 04.00 hrs. Afterwards, passengers can connect to Hua Hin at 15.30 hrs or 18.30 hrs. A complimentary transfer service will leave four hours prior to each flight departure from Bangkok Airways’ Head Office (99 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road). Additionally, the airline also operates between U-tapao-Siem Reap/ U-tapao-Maldives/ U-tapao-Guilin/ U-tapao-Samui/ and U-tapao-Phuket. We provide check-in and transfer services for all passengers leaving for Singapore and Hong Kong (via Samui) by departing from Hua Hin Airport.

The immigration process will be done at Hua Hin Airport. Please be at our head office at least 04:00 hours before departing time.

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Bangkok Airways to reduce fuel surcharge

BANGKOK Airways and Siem Reap Airways have reduced their fuel surcharges by 15 percent for all international and domestic flights, a BA sales department officer told the Post on Thursday.

Surcharges on flights between Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam will be reduced to US$40 from $45," the spokesman said.

"The reduction is being made because of a drop in the price of international crude." A manager at the Phnom Penh office of Siem Reap Airways, who requested anonymity, said all airlines faced difficulties when international oil prices hit US$150 per barrel, but that now it has dropped to less than $90 per barrel.

"We decided to lower the fuel surcharge because of a drop in the international price," the manager said.

He added that while fuel surcharges would fall, the price of airfares would remain the same. "We do not want to take advantage of people and try to earn more money after the price of crude has already dropped," he said, adding that all passengers would immediately notice the cost of airfare is cheaper because of the drop in the surcharge.

So Mara, secretary of state for the Ministry of Tourism, said the move would further strengthen the sector by improving services.

"We have to improve all types of services, especially in the tourism sector," he said. Cambodia is recognised by international travellers as a safe and politically stable destination, insulated from regional crises and connected to several Asean nations by direct flights, So Mara said.

"If we use this advantage [drop in surcharge] to improve service, the tourism industry will remain a major source of income for national growth," he said.

In a related story, Thai Airways International said it is cutting flights, especially on regional routes, due to a sharp drop in passenger demand.

"The situation has deteriorated from bad to worse, well beyond our expectation. [It] is becoming more critical for us to reassess our frequencies,'' executive vice president Pandit Chanapai told the Bangkok Post.

The extent of the cuts has yet to be worked out and Thai may take steps such as merging flights to suit passenger numbers and contain losses, he said.

Thai's cabin factor in September dropped more than it expected and the deepening political strife in Thailand is making conditions worse.

The airline's passenger load factor was only 70 percent in the third quarter. "What is terrible about the current political crisis is in its open-ended nature. "Unlike 9/11, SARS and the tsunami, we don't know when it will end,'' Pandit told the Bangkok Post.


Source Phnom Penh Post

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