- Business
- Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited (BA-R.BK) operates as a Thailand-based regional airline providing scheduled passenger and cargo air transportation services; airport management and operations; ground handling; in-flight catering; and aviation support services including training and cargo terminal operations, primarily through its subsidiaries such as Bangkok Air Catering Co., Ltd., Worldwide Flight Services Bangkok Air Ground Handling Co., Ltd., and Bangkok Air Aviation Training Center Co., Ltd. The company serves domestic routes across Thailand and international destinations in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and select locations in the Middle East, with key hubs at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport and Koh Samui Airport; it owns and operates three private airports at Samui (since 1989), Sukhothai (since 1996), and Trat (since 2003). Founded in 1968 by Mr. Prasert Prasarttong-Osoth and headquartered at 99 Mu 14, Vibhavadirangsit Road, Chom Phon, Chatuchak, Bangkok, Thailand, the carrier maintains a fleet targeting 25 aircraft in 2025 and integrates its core businesses to deliver premium boutique services to leisure and business travelers. Recent developments include a purchase agreement signed in August 2025 with ATR for 10-12 new ATR 72-600 aircraft to replace and expand its turboprop fleet, with deliveries starting in 4Q2026; expansion of codeshare partnerships to 30 partners and over 70 interline agreements, including an enhanced deal with Etihad Airways for northern winter 2025/26 routes to Koh Samui and additional Thailand services; an MOU with Thai Airways to develop an aircraft maintenance center at U-Tapao Airport in the Eastern Economic Corridor; and planned renovations at Samui Airport's passenger terminal starting Q4 2025 alongside Trat Airport runway expansion for jet aircraft.