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BANGKOK AIRWAYS MULLS FLYING TO MALAYSIA NEXT YEAR
By Manik Mehta
BERLIN, March 14 (Bernama) -- Thailand's private airline, Bangkok Airways, which touts itself as a "boutique airline", is considering introducing flights to Malaysia next year.
Peter Wiesener, Bangkok Airways senior vice-president, who is in Berlin to participate in the International Tourism Bourse (ITB), said the airline was planning to use its own aircraft for flights to Malaysia from 2012.
"Malaysia is an important market for us because of the growing two-way air traffic with Thailand. We are considering flights to Malaysia.
"We will start with a code-sharing arrangement with Malaysia's national carrier, Malaysia Airlines (MAS), in 2011. Thereafter, we will deploy our own aircraft for flights to Malaysia.
"That will be the next logical step to undertake," said Wiesener in an interview with Bernama at ITB, the world's biggest and most important travel and tourism fair organised by Messe Berlin GmbH.
Wiesener said Bangkok Airways was eyeing the Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur or Phuket-Kuala Lumpur route.
The carrier has a total fleet of 17 aircraft, eight of which are of the ATR-72500 type, three A323s and six A319 type. The airline will receive another aircraft in November this year of the A319 type.
The 44-year-old Bangkok Airways is not a low-cost carrier as the
airline officials emphasised at the ITB.
Bangkok Airways flies mainly within Asia. It has flights to Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Maldives, India, Bangladesh, Singapore and Hong Kong.
The airline started a flight to Mumbai on March 2 as India is "our most promising market" in South Asia.
Like Malaysia, Thailand has set up a huge pavilion with a large group of officials from hotels, tour operators, travel agents, airlines and individual states showcasing their products and services.
The Thai pavilion is one of the most popular country stands at the ongoing ITB.
BERLIN, March 14 (Bernama) -- Thailand's private airline, Bangkok Airways, which touts itself as a "boutique airline", is considering introducing flights to Malaysia next year.
Peter Wiesener, Bangkok Airways senior vice-president, who is in Berlin to participate in the International Tourism Bourse (ITB), said the airline was planning to use its own aircraft for flights to Malaysia from 2012.
"Malaysia is an important market for us because of the growing two-way air traffic with Thailand. We are considering flights to Malaysia.
"We will start with a code-sharing arrangement with Malaysia's national carrier, Malaysia Airlines (MAS), in 2011. Thereafter, we will deploy our own aircraft for flights to Malaysia.
"That will be the next logical step to undertake," said Wiesener in an interview with Bernama at ITB, the world's biggest and most important travel and tourism fair organised by Messe Berlin GmbH.
Wiesener said Bangkok Airways was eyeing the Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur or Phuket-Kuala Lumpur route.
The carrier has a total fleet of 17 aircraft, eight of which are of the ATR-72500 type, three A323s and six A319 type. The airline will receive another aircraft in November this year of the A319 type.
The 44-year-old Bangkok Airways is not a low-cost carrier as the
airline officials emphasised at the ITB.
Bangkok Airways flies mainly within Asia. It has flights to Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Maldives, India, Bangladesh, Singapore and Hong Kong.
The airline started a flight to Mumbai on March 2 as India is "our most promising market" in South Asia.
Like Malaysia, Thailand has set up a huge pavilion with a large group of officials from hotels, tour operators, travel agents, airlines and individual states showcasing their products and services.
The Thai pavilion is one of the most popular country stands at the ongoing ITB.
