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Bangkok Airways and Japan Airlines Start Codeshare and mileage tie-up
Bangkok Airways (PG) and Japan Airlines (JAL) this month
announced the commencement of their codeshare agreement on selected flights
between three airports in Japan and Bangkok operated by JAL, as well as
between Bangkok and four points within the region on PG, effective from
November 15, 2012.
The new partnership will enable customers of both Japan Airlines and Bangkok
Airways travelling from Tokyo’s Haneda and Narita airports, and Osaka
(Kansai), a smoother transit through Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport and
onward to Mumbai, Koh Samui, Phuket and Chiang Mai, and vice versa.
PG and JAL have also agreed on a reciprocal mileage tie-up that will enable
Bangkok Airways’ FlyerBonus members to redeem award tickets on either
airline for departures on or after November 15.
Reservations, sales and redemption for the codeshare flights and award
tickets start from November 8.
“Creating a more comprehensive network and providing a wider range of
mileage-redemption options for the convenience of our customers are
important aspects of service,” said Tsutomu Ando, executive officer for
international alliance of Japan Airlines. “Through partnerships with quality
airlines that have an extensive reach in their region such as Bangkok
Airways, we hope to improve our ability to facilitate travel for businesses
and leisure to and from Japan.”
Peter Wiesner, Bangkok Airway’s senior vice president - network management
commented, “This new partnership will offer better flight connectivity for
passengers travelling from long-haul routes with Japan Airlines to Bangkok
for their onward journey to Mumbai. Moreover, Thailand’s key destinations,
namely Koh Samui, Phuket and Chiang Mai, always have great potential which
attract a large number of tourists, especially Japanese. Therefore, we
believe this partnership will offer a unique service for Japan Airlines
passengers and will strengthen Bangkok Airways’ extensive network as well as
boosting tourism in Asia.”
For more information on Japan Airlines and Bangkok Airways, including its
destinations and services, please visit www.jal.com and www.bangkokair.com
or visit Massic Travel, the Eastern Seaboard’s friendliest travel agents,
details on page 8.
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Centara Grand Mirage Beach
Resort Pattaya announces the appointment of security manager
Sivapoth Daenchompoo.
Andre Brulhart, general manager of Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort,
Pattaya recently announced the appointment of Sivapoth Daenchompoo as
security manager with immediate effect.
Sivapoth graduated from Dusit Thani College Bangkok in Marketing Management.
He has more than 10 years experience in international hotel chains,
including Le Meridian Hotel, Pathumwan Princess Hotel, and JW Marriott
Bangkok Hotel.
Prior to joining Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya, he had been
assistant security manager at Centara Grand and Bangkok Convention Centre at
Central World for 2 years.
THAI launches first flight to Sapporo, Japan
Sorajak Kasemsuvan (4th left), president of Thai Airways International
Public Company Limited (THAI), presided over the opening ceremony for THAI’s
inaugural flight to Sapporo, their 6th destination in Japan.
Attending the ceremony were Sansern Ngaorungsi (5th left), deputy governor
for international marketing of the Tourism Authority of Thailand; Pol. Maj.
Gen. Suwichpol Imjairach (6th left), commander of Immigration Division 2;
Pandit Chanapai (3rd from left), THAI’s executive vice president of the
Commercial Department and Subhakrid Boonya-Ananta (2nd from left), THAI vice
president of the Sales & Distribution Department at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
THAI operates flights to Tokyo Narita, Tokyo Haneda, Osaka, Nagoya and
Fukuoka. THAI flies to Sapporo three times per week with Airbus A330-300
aircraft.
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