Bangkok - Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited and Air India have recently signed an interline partnership agreement. The partnership enables Air India guests to take convenient connections via Air India's Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Singapore gateways to and from 10 destinations in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia on Bangkok Airways' route network.

The scope of the agreement between the two airlines includes Inter Airline Through Check-In (IATCI) implementation, which enables passengers to receive their boarding passes at the first point of departure for all the travel sectors on a single ticket, and have their baggage checked-in through to their final destinations.

Bangkok Airways and Air India have also entered a Special Prorate Agreement, which allows both carriers to file 'through fares' on routes covering each other's networks.

Mr. Chulin Kocharoen, Vice President - Network and Product Development of Bangkok Airways PLC commented, 'Air India is a leading global airline with a major presence in India and across the world. We are pleased to enter an interline partnership with Air India to strengthen our respective route networks and offer business and leisure travellers with unprecedented and convenient access to new gateways. Moreover, Air India passengers traveling on Bangkok Airways flights will enjoy the boutique airline's unparalleled services such as lounge access at available airports, in-flight meal and much more.'

Nipun Aggarwal, Chief Commercial & Transformation Office, Air India, said, 'One of our strategic priorities at Air India is to offer our guests the choice of flying to more places through our own as well as an augmented global network. We are happy to join hands with Bangkok Airways as part of that effort to provide our guests greater connectivity within Thailand and other countries in Southeast Asia.'

Air India passengers can connect to the following points in Thailand through Bangkok Airways: Chiang Mai, Lampang, Sukhothai, Trat, Koh Samui, Phuket, and Krabi. The points outside of Thailand include Luang Prabang in Laos, Phnom Penh and Siem Reap in Cambodia.

In addition to the Bangkok gateway, Air India passengers can also choose to fly to Koh Samui via Singapore and Hong Kong. Air India operates daily flights to Bangkok from Delhi and Mumbai, daily to Singapore from Delhi (twice daily), Mumbai, and Chennai, and thrice a week to Hong Kong from Delhi.

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