Bangkok Air (Bangkok Airways) has cancelled its order for four long-range Airbus A350-800s and shelved its plans to operate long-range flights.
Route Map: Bangkok Air will now concentrate on its Asian network.
Bangkok Air (Bangkok) lost its ATR 72-212A (ATR 72-500) HS-PGL (msn 670) in an accident today (August 4) on the resort island of Koh Samui in Thailand. At least one person is dead (the captain) and seven others are injured. The ATR was landing in a rain storm after arriving from Krabi. The airliner ran off the runway crashing into an old (unmanned) control tower.
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Siem Reap Air (subsidiary of Bangkok Air) (Phnom Penh) remains grounded as a result of still being blacklisted by the European Union. The EU has not lifted the ban on the Cambodian airline. The carrier suspended operations on November 24, 2008.
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