Airlines Bangkok Airways and Jet Airways expand codeshare agreement

The expanded partnership should offer guests enhanced connectivity and seamless access when travelling throughout the combined networks of both the airlines. The agreement will provide more choice and convenient travel connections for passengers travelling between key destinations across Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and India.

Under the expanded codeshare agreement, Jet Airways will place its marketing code on Bangkok Airways’ flights beyond Bangkok to Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Koh Samui, Krabi, Phuket, Sukhothai and Trat in Thailand, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap in Cambodia and Da Nang, Phu Quoc in Vietnam.

Bangkok Airways will also place its flight code on Jet Airways’ flights beyond Mumbai to destinations like Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Delhi, Goa and Chennai; as well as beyond Delhi to Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai.  

This is in addition to the existing arrangement, which has been in place since October 2013, whereby, Jet Airways places its code on Bangkok Airways’ flights between Mumbai and Bangkok while Bangkok Airways places its codes on Jet Airways’ flights between Bangkok-Mumbai and Bangkok-Delhi.

Bangkok Airways is a regional airline based in Bangkok, Thailand. The carrier operates a fleet of 36 aircraft single aisle aircraft like Airbus A319, A320 and ATR72-500 and -600. It connects its three Thai bases Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport, Phuket International Airport and Chiang Mai International Airport with several domestic and international destinations.

Jet Airways is a major Indian airline based in Mumbai. The airline, which is according to different media reports, facing heavy financial problems, operates a fleet of over 120 aircraft. It offers domestic and international flights including several long-haul destinations in Europa, North America and Asia.