- CEO
- Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth
- Full Time Employees
- 2,757
- Sector
- Transportation
- Industry
- Airlines
- Address
- Vibhavadirangsit Road Bangkok BM Thailand 10900
- IPO Date
- Nov 3, 2014
- Business
- Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited (BA.BK) operates as a regional airline providing scheduled passenger and cargo air transportation services; airport management and operations; and supporting airline businesses including ground handling, in-flight catering, and cargo terminal services. The company offers aviation training, REIT management, restaurant operations, souvenir distribution, and food production and processing. It serves domestic routes within Thailand such as Bangkok-Samui, Bangkok-Sukhothai, and Bangkok-Trat, alongside international destinations across Asia including Singapore, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, China, India, Kazakhstan, and Saudi Arabia, with a fleet comprising approximately 22-25 Airbus A320, A319, and ATR72-600 aircraft. Founded in 1968 and headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, Bangkok Airways owns and operates Samui Airport, Sukhothai Airport, and Trat Airport, while providing services at Suvarnabhumi International Airport under agreements with Airports of Thailand. Recent developments include a strategic partnership with PTT Oil and Retail Business for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) adoption on commercial flights following a 2024 pilot, building on its Low Carbon Skies initiative; an agreement with Thai Airways International for joint development of an aircraft maintenance center at U-Tapao Airport in the Eastern Economic Corridor; expansion of codeshare partnerships to 30 and interline agreements exceeding 70, with new additions like ITA Airways and Air France-KLM Flying Blue; a 2025 growth plan targeting 4.7 million passengers via 48,077 flights, resumption of Samui-Kuala Lumpur service, and fleet modernization with 12 new ATR72-600 aircraft deliveries from 2026-2028 plus two Airbus A320 additions in 2026; and planned renovations at Samui Airport starting Q4 2025 alongside Trat Airport runway expansion for jet aircraft.