Flights twice daily from Suvarnabhumi Airport

Thai Airways International’s new route involving twice-daily flights between Bangkok and Koh Samui began on February 15, ending the criticism over Bangkok Airways’ monopoly on the lucrative route. The national carrier is operating the flights from Suvarnabhumi Airport to facilitate connections for international passengers, using a Boeing 737-400 with 12 business class and 137 economy class seats.

The airline’s commercial executive vice-president, Pandit Chanapai, said the airline had targeted a cabin factor of 75 per cent on the route in order to break even and had planned for revenue of more than 300 million baht during the summer schedule ending September 30. He said the airline already had a base of 14,000 international passengers per month, which in the past it had been forced to transfer to Bangkok Airways’ onward flights to the popular holiday destination. As a result of the new service, Thai Airways would now be able to handle the demand on its own.

In related news, Pandit also mentioned that the airline planned to launch a new twice-weekly service between Seoul and Phuket in July.

Source: TTG