Bangkok Airways

Bangkok Airways is a regional airline based in Bangkok, Thailand with its main base at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

The airline first began air transportation services in 1968 - established as “Sahakol Air”, it became the first private aviation company in Thailand. Initially, the airline provided charter services by means of its first operational aircraft, “Trade Wind”, a two-engine 9-seater plane. 

Today it operates scheduled services to destinations in Thailand, Cambodia, China, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Singapore and Vietnam.

It's current fleet comprises of 4 Airbus 320s, 13 Airbus 319s and 13 ATR72-600s, each aircraft decorated in different liveries of various exotic destinations.

Bangkok Airways has also invested in building and maintaining its own privately-operated airports at Samui, Sukhothai, and Trat. These developments provide Thailand with more air transportation hubs to in order to facilitate increasing air traffic volume.