BANGKOK AIRWAYS Revenue rises for domestic carrier
Bangkok Airways Plc has announced its operating results for first nine-month of the year, showing a 4 per cent rise in total revenue to Bt21.06 billion from the same period last year.
Company’s president Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth said yesterday that the company recorded revenue of Bt7.06 billion in the third quarter, an increase of 2.8 per cent from the same period last year.
The bulk of the income came from airport-related businesses, other related ventures and unallocated revenue which increased by 4 per cent and 24.8 per cent respectively.
The unallocated revenue mainly consisted of dividends received from investment in BDMS during the period.
Nevertheless, the operating revenue from domestic routes increased by 0.4 per cent with the Samui service topping the list.
The average passenger load factor was 66.1 per cent. Passenger yield per RPK was Bt4.65, increased by 7.2 per cent from the third quarter of 2017.
