Bangkok Airways has once again achieved a proud milestone by being named the World's Best Regional Airline and Asia's Best Regional Airline for 2024 at the Skytrax World Airline Awards.
This is not the first award for Bangkok Airways. The airline has been named the World's Best Regional Airline eight times (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024) and Asia's Best Regional Airline twelve times (2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024). The airline was also crowned Southeast Asia's Best Regional Airline in 2006 and 2007.
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Skytrax defines regional airlines as full-service carriers that primarily operate domestic and/or international flights of up to approximately six hours. While some regional airlines may operate a small number of longer flights, their primary focus is on short- to medium-haul routes where customer product and service expectations differ from those of long-haul routes.
Skytrax has collected data from more than 350 airlines through satisfaction surveys of 21 million passengers in 100 countries, making it a global benchmark for airlines.
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Bangkok Airways outperformed its competitors in the categories of domestic and international flights of six hours or less, and was named Best Regional Airline. The airline was also ranked 27th in the World's Top 100 Airlines 2024.
This proud achievement is a testament to the commitment of both Thai airlines to provide the best flying experience for their passengers. This achievement is also expected to further increase tourist interest in visiting Thailand.
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List of the World's and Asia's Best Regional Airlines 2024 by Skytrax:
| World’s Best Regional Airlines 2024 | Asia's Best Regional Airlines 2024 | |
| 1. | Bangkok Airways | Bangkok Airways |
| 2. | Aegean Airlines | Hong Kong Airlines |
| 3. | Azerbaijan Airlines | Tianjin Airlines |
| 4. | Rex Airlines | Juneyao Airlines |
| 5. | Azul Brazilian Airlines | bamboo Airways |
| 6. | Virgin Australia | StarFlyer |
| 7. | Royal Air Maroc | Shenzhen Airlines |
| 8. | Porter Airlines | Chengdu Airline |
| 9. | Alaska Airlines | Sichuan Airlines |
| 10. | Hong Kong Airlines | Maldivian |
