British Airways has announced to increase the number of flights and work more closely with Bangkok Airways. And before they start flying the London-Bangkok journey again in October.
In March, BA announced plans to fly between London and Bangkok. On October 28th, flights would start three times a week. The flights will leave from Gatwick Airport instead of Heathrow.
Today they said, between January and March 2025, they will increase the number of flights to five times a week.
Actually, British Airways planned to start flying to Bangkok in October 2022, but they had to delay it until 2023.
They will use a Boeing 777-200 ER airplane, when they start flying the London-Bangkok route. There are three types of seats in this plane:
Club: Business class (most expensive and luxurious seat class)
World traveler plus: – Premium economy (more space and comfort than the standard economy class).
World traveler: economy. (standard economy class)
This will allow the customers to book a single ticket from London to Bangkok, Koh Samui, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Phnom Penh, and Siem Reap. This deal was made by British Airways with Bangkok.
Avios and tier points will be collected by the executive club when travelling on BA codeshare journeys operated by Bangkok Airways.
chief planning and strategy officer, Neil Chernoff, British Airways’, said,
In October, we will be operating our first direct flight to Thailand in more than four years, so it’s a highly anticipated return to our global network. Knowing that this route will be particularly popular with our leisure customers, we’re pleased to be working with Bangkok Airways to offer more choice and make these sought-after holiday destinations more accessible.
Chulin Kocharoen, VP network and product development of Bangkok Airways PLC, said,
We are pleased to expand this codeshare partnership with British Airways to strengthen our respective route networks and offer business and leisure travellers unprecedented and convenient access to new gateways. Moreover, British Airways passengers travelling on Bangkok Airways flights will enjoy the boutique airline’s unparalleled services, such as lounge access at available airports, in-flight meals, and much more.
In Thailand and other countries like Cambodia, Hong Kong, the Maldives, Laos, and Singapore, Bangkok has 20 Bangkok Airways planes to fly.
In November, British Airways will start flying between London and Kuala Lumpur.
