Bangkok Airways and Garuda Indonesia to Codeshare from 15 December 2014

Bangkok Airways (PG) and Garuda Indonesia (GA) will start codesharing on select flights from 15 December 2014.

The partnership will enable passengers of Garuda Indonesia a smooth transit in Bangkok to connect to some of Thailand’s top holiday destinations as well as regional favourites, including: Samui, Lampang, Phuket, Udon Thani, Krabi, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Phnom Penh, Luang Prabang and Dhaka.

Mr. Peter Wiesner, Bangkok Airways’ Senior Vice president – Network Management, said, “With the codeshare agreement allows the passengers to benefit from the networks of both airlines to travel between Thailand and Indonesia with ideal connectivity and increase travel flexibility. Besides, codeshare flights via Bangkok and Jakarta will be able to reach domestic and International points of each country.”

Bangkok Airways passengers will be able to make reservation on Garuda Indonesia’s network, including: Bangkok- Jakarta, Singapore- Jakarta, Jakarta- Denpasar Bali, Jakarta- Yogyakarta, Jakarta- Semarang, Jakarta- Surabaya and Jakarta- Ujung Pandang.

Garuda Indonesia EVP Sales and Marketing Erik Meijer, said, “This partnership with Bangkok Airways extends our network even further within Southeast Asia. Thailand is an important market for Indonesia and through this partnership we can offer more travel options for the increasing number of passengers travelling between the two countries. At the same time, the agreement is expected to boost trade and tourism activities by making Indonesia much more accessible for Thai visitors.”

See also: Garuda Indonesia Receives 5-Star Rating from Skytrax.