Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the country, has strengthened its relationship with Bangkok Airways with the addition of further code-share routes.

The new code-shares come after a year of rapid expansion for Qatar Airways across the globe, with the 12 new destinations added throughout the course of 2014, together with frequency and capacity increases across the network.

Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways Group chief executive, said: “It has been a period of rapid expansion for Qatar Airways, with new route launches around the globe. The addition of these code-share routes with Bangkok Airways further enhances our competitive offering, while providing our passengers with an unrivalled global network among the world’s leading airlines.”

The expansion of this agreement with Bangkok Airways will add 10 additional sectors from Bangkok to Chiang Rai and Udon Thani (Thailand); Luang Prabang and Vientiane (Laos); Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar); and Siem Reap (Cambodia), together with Koh Samui to Singapore, Phuket and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia); and Phuket to Chiang Mai (Thailand).

This will both strengthen and complement Qatar Airways' current code-shares from Bangkok to Chiang Mai, Phuket, Krabi, Lampang, Trat, Sukhothai and Koh Samui (Thailand); Mandalay and Yangon (Myanmar); and Phnom Penh (Cambodia).

Those passengers travelling onto code-share destinations from Bangkok will also benefit from a superior travel experience on board Qatar Airways’ A380 aircraft, which commenced service to the city in December last year. Complementing the airline’s four-times daily service to Bangkok, this aircraft allows passengers the opportunity to experience the latest airliner to join the Qatar Airways’ fleet.

Meanwhile, those travelling onwards from Phuket, will also benefit from the airline’s direct daily scheduled service from Doha, which commenced in 2014.

Qatar Airways has seen rapid growth in just 18 years of operation, to the point where today it is flying a modern fleet of 147 aircraft to 146 key business and leisure destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and South America. – TradeArabia News Service