Bangkok Airways and EVA Air ink codeshare deal

Bangkok Airways and EVA Air have signed a codeshare agreement, which has been hailed as beneficial for Thai tourism.

The agreement, for services from Amsterdam, Vienna, London (Heathrow) and Taipei to Koh Samui, Phuket and Chiang Mai, will be come into effect in March.

EVA will operate the international flights while Bangkok Air will handle the domestic service.

?With the strength of Bangkok Airways? feeding network coupled with EVA Air?s longhaul expertise, I strongly believe this partnership will benefit Thailand's tourism outlook to a great extent,? said Captain Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, president of Bangkok Airways.

Sourced = The TTG TravelHub