Bangkok Airways (IATA PG) is a carrier from Thailand, not aligned to a global airline alliance. In the SiamFlights route catalogue, Bangkok Airways serves 3 routes reaching 3 destinations, with home hubs at Bangkok (BKK), Phuket (HKT), Surat Thani / Ko Samui (USM). Its checked-baggage baseline is 20 kg. Local brand strength rates 7/10.
Routes Bangkok Airways flies from Thailand & the region — 3 corridors
Bangkok Airways (PG) appears on 1 corridor in our catalogue, reaching 1 destination in 1 country and roughly 35 weekly departures combined. The densest is BKK–USM at 35 a week. On 1 of them it is the only carrier we record.
| Route | Freq/wk | Hours | Cluster | Market low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangkok (BKK) → Surat Thani / Ko Samui (USM) | 35× | 1.2 | D | — |
| Bangkok (BKK) → LPQ (LPQ) | — | — | — | — |
| Bangkok (BKK) → Siem Reap (REP) | — | — | — | — |
The market-low column is the cheapest fare in our Travelpayouts cache on that corridor across all carriers, not a Bangkok Airways-only price — use it as a floor when comparing.
A network across many countries means many rulebooks. Bangkok Airways’s corridors in our catalogue touch 1 country: Thailand. Each has its own regulator, so passenger rights attach not only to the airline but to the country the flight departs from. Two flights on the same airline can carry completely different entitlements.
Corridors with no competitor in our catalogue. On 1 route (BKK–USM) Bangkok Airways is the only carrier we record. There is no rival fare holding the ceiling down and no alternative inventory to move to when something breaks. That changes how you plan far more than how you hunt discounts: build in slack and read the change conditions before buying.
Airline at a glance
Bangkok Airways is registered in Thailand and belongs to no global alliance. We record a 20 kg baseline checked allowance. Our own brand-strength score for the Thai market is 7/10. On 1 of them it is the only carrier we record.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| IATA code | PG |
| Home country | Thailand |
| Alliance | non-aligned |
| Home hubs | Bangkok (BKK), Phuket (HKT), Surat Thani / Ko Samui (USM) |
| Baggage baseline | 20 kg |
| Migrant-worker uplift | none |
| Hajj/Umrah charter | no |
| Infant fare | ~10% of adult |
| Brand strength (Thailand) | 7/10 |
Bangkok Airways’s checked-baggage baseline is 20 kg.
The 10% infant fare does not include a seat. It applies to a lap infant travelling without its own seat. Want a separate seat or a car seat and the ticket becomes a child fare, priced as a share of the full fare, with an adult-style allowance. On long sectors the number of positions where a bassinet can be fitted is limited and they go early — request one as far ahead as possible if you need it.
Bangkok Airways network & booking
Bangkok Airways’s network in our catalogue covers 1 corridor, based at Bangkok (BKK), Phuket (HKT) and Surat Thani / Ko Samui (USM). Cached fares across them run from ฿5,277 (BKK–USM) to ฿5,277 (BKK–USM). Our own Thai-market brand-strength score for it is 7/10.
In this catalogue Bangkok Airways’s network reaches 3 destinations across 2 countries — Cambodia and Thailand. Most corridors serve ASEAN & regional leisure travellers. All fares are shown in Thai baht (THB); compare live prices and schedules for each city pair on the route pages, and infant fares run about 10% of the adult fare.
Our catalogue is not the airline’s full network. We build guides only for corridors relevant to travellers from Thailand. Bangkok Airways may operate many routes that never appear here, so an absent corridor is not evidence the airline does not fly it. Check the official schedule when planning anything that does not start in Thailand.
The low-fare column is not this airline’s fare. Each value is the cheapest fare our cache recorded on that corridor across every carrier serving it, not attributed to Bangkok Airways. On a multi-carrier route the low may well belong to a competitor. Read it as a corridor reference line, not as this airline’s price.
Passenger rights & compensation
Bangkok Airways appears on 1 corridor in our catalogue. Bangkok Airways is registered in Thailand and answers primarily to Thailand CAAT. The common misreading is that rights travel with the airline. In practice they change first with the country the flight departs from.
Bangkok Airways passenger protection is governed by Thailand CAAT — covering care, rerouting and refunds for cancellations/long delays. There is no fixed EU261-style cash schedule; check the regulator’s official terms before filing.
Collect evidence from day one. Whichever frame applies, the burden of proof sits with the passenger. Keep every boarding pass, the airline’s own delay notice or message, receipts for food and accommodation while you waited, and the actual arrival time against the scheduled one. Most rejected claims fail not because there was no right but because nothing documented what actually happened when.
Baggage runs on a separate legal frame. Liability for baggage lost, damaged or delayed on an international journey sits under the Montreal Convention 1999 where both states are parties. Caps are denominated in SDR and revised periodically, so only the current figure is usable. Crucially this is independent of delay compensation: you can have no compensation claim and still have a baggage claim.
How Bangkok Airways fits travellers
Bangkok Airways appears on 1 corridor in our catalogue. Bangkok Airways’s corridors in our catalogue distribute across passenger clusters as: ASEAN & regional leisure (1). The split is computed from our own route data, not from the airline’s marketing. Our own Thai-market brand-strength score for it is 7/10.
Bangkok Airways’s catalogued routes matter most to the ASEAN & regional leisure segment(s). Its Bangkok (BKK), Phuket (HKT), Surat Thani / Ko Samui (USM) hub(s) are the main transit points. Compare schedules, baggage and fares against other carriers on the route pages before booking.
Sector length changes what is worth paying for. Of the 1 Bangkok Airways corridors where we record a block time, 1 run under four hours and 0 run seven hours or more. Short sectors turn on departure time and baggage; long ones turn on the seat, the catering and what happens if the flight is cancelled. A seat fee that is poor value across two hours is usually sound value across ten.
Sources
Bangkok Airways in our fare record
Across 7 weekly fare captures on corridors Bangkok Airways serves, the code PG appears as the carrier holding the low 2 times — 29%. The cheapest such reading was ฿5,213 on BKK–USM in week 2026-W20. The checked-baggage baseline we record is 20 kg.
Why a weekly cadence misses promotions. We capture once a week per corridor, so a promotion that opens and closes inside a few days can go unrecorded entirely. That means this series systematically under-counts how often exceptional lows occur. Read it as a picture of price level, not as a deal-catching instrument.
Where this carrier holds the low most often. BKK–USM (2×). On those corridors Bangkok Airways is the reference price to beat. Elsewhere in the network the low falls to other carriers more often, which is why checking two or three airlines before booking still pays even when you already intend to fly this one.
What this measures, and what it does not. We capture each corridor’s lowest fare once a week and record which carrier code that value was attached to. The 29% figure therefore says how often this airline surfaced as the cheapest option in the window we observed. It does not say whether the airline is expensive or cheap on average, and it says nothing about what the others charged that week. A low share is not evidence of a high price.
FAQ
How many routes does Bangkok Airways fly in the SiamFlights catalogue?
Bangkok Airways (PG) serves 3 routes relevant to travellers from Thailand in our catalogue.
What is Bangkok Airways’s checked-baggage allowance?
A 20 kg baseline. Always confirm on the official site before travel.
What alliance is Bangkok Airways in?
Bangkok Airways is non-aligned.
Which regulator oversees Bangkok Airways?
Thailand CAAT, by country of registration. But passenger rights are set first by the country the flight departs from — anything leaving Thailand sits with Thailand CAAT.
Does the Bangkok Airways infant fare include a seat?
No. The roughly 10% rate applies to a lap infant with no seat of its own. A separate seat makes it a child fare, priced as a share of the full fare.
Is the low-fare column Bangkok Airways’s own price?
No. It is the cheapest fare our cache recorded on that corridor across every carrier serving it. On a multi-carrier route the low may belong to a competitor.