Bangkok Airways launches discount

The packages include the Flyer Pass-Fun at Bt9,000, covering just domestic routes, and the Flyer Pass-Fusion at Bt12,900, offering both domestic and international routes such as Bangkok-Samui, Bangkok-Ho Chi Minh and Bangkok-Phnom Penh.

The Flyer Pass-Fancy, priced at Bt19,500, covers domestic and international routes such as Bangkok-Siem Reap, Bangkok-Luang Prabang and Samui-Singapore, while the most expensive package - the Flyer Pass-Freedom - is priced at Bt29,000 and offers two international routes: Bangkok-Hiroshima and Bangkok-Maldives.

Senior sales director Chonlada Chevathakorn said yesterday that several negative factors, mainly the world recession, domestic political uncertainty and the type-A (H1N1) influenza outbreak, had affected the airline industry this year.

These factors and the intense competition in the industry had persuaded Bangkok Airways to launch the new campaign to attract passengers. She said the airline had prepared a total of 20,000 tickets across the four packages and expected them to be sold out within four months. The carrier may consider increasing the number of ticket sets, depending on the industry situation.

"In general, Bangkok Airways does not give discounted fares to passengers during the high season for travelling. But we are doing so this year, as we are aiming to stimulate passenger numbers. The average air fare under the promotion is discounted by 20 per cent from normal prices," she added.