Thailand’s skies witnessed a game-changing event as Pattaya Airways launched its inaugural cargo flight on August 21.

 

Flight PTW822 soared out of Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport at 6am, touching down in Phuket by 8.15am. The aircraft returned to the capital just after midday, marking a significant milestone in Thailand’s logistics industry.

 

Phuket Governor Sophon Suwannarat rolled out the red carpet for the new airline, welcoming senior officials, field, and commercial operations staff at a celebration in Provincial Hall.

 

“This new route holds tremendous potential to boost Phuket’s economy.”

 

He added that it’s a pivotal move in enhancing Thailand’s logistics and supply chain capabilities.

 

 

 

 

Pattaya Airways is wasting no time in making its mark. After receiving its Air Operator Certificate on August 1, the airline took delivery of two ATR 72-500 freighter aircraft from ACIA Aero Leasing in May. Initially slated for a Q4 launch, the company accelerated its timeline, eager to become a leader in safe, innovative, high-efficiency freight transportation.

 

With ambitious plans to expand its fleet in the coming years, Pattaya Airways aims to support business growth across various industries, including manufacturing, retail, and healthcare. The airline intends to operate a wide range of domestic flights within Thailand, with future services extending into neighbouring Southeast Asia.

 

Founded in 2015 as the aviation arm of the Bangkok-based Pattaya Group, the company has rapidly grown into a major ground-handling service provider in Thailand. Their offerings span from passenger handling to cargo services, aircraft cabin cleaning, and private/charter flights.

 

The frequency of the Bangkok-Phuket cargo flights remains unconfirmed, reported Phuket News.

 

By Puntid Tantivangphaisal

Photo courtesy of Phuket News

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-08-30

 

 

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"enhancing Thailand’s logistics and supply chain capabilities."......Until the airline goes belly up!

Hmm, airlines named after major Holiday destinations in Thailand!

 

Some of us may remember the long gone Phuket Air!

 

Now flying Phoo air, that was an adventure!

More commonly known as Sin City Air

Must be thai style revolution, just like thai style democracy 

Pattaya Airways sounds like a great name.  Will every flight have a happy ending?

10 minutes ago, Homburg said:

Pattaya Airways sounds like a great name.  Will every flight have a happy ending?

Hopefully.

Bangkok departure 06:00, arrival Phuket 08:15

must've took the scenic route

Edited August 30, 20241 yr by hotchilli

I started my career on ATR-42/72. Mostly hour to 90 minutes but few of our runs were alot shorter than UTP-BKK.  Fun aircraft to fly but it has its limitations 

16 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Hopefully.

Bangkok departure 06:00, arrival Phuket 08:15

must've took the scenic route

 

It's a turboprop.

The ATR 72-500 is the same model of aircraft that was involved in the recent fatal air crash in Brazil.

 

But that was a passenger rather than freight aircraft.

 

Initial reports are tending to suggest high altitude icing could have been a factor in the crash.

 

i hope this does not affect the Pattaya Airways aircraft.

5 minutes ago, Classic Ray said:

The ATR 72-500 is the same model of aircraft that was involved in the recent fatal air crash in Brazil.

 

But that was a passenger rather than freight aircraft.

 

Initial reports are tending to suggest high altitude icing could have been a factor in the crash.

 

i hope this does not affect the Pattaya Airways aircraft.

Do you think passenger ATR-72 fly different than cargo versions?

There is more space on one pick up truck hardly a logistic dream. A truck is a fraction of the cost.

Edited August 30, 20241 yr by arick

2 planes are going to revolutionize logistics ?  ahhhh ok. 

A not funny animated meme of a plane crash removed

“Revolutionise Thai logistics”, that’s quite a claim. No evidence of that.

2 hours ago, Captain Monday said:

Do you think passenger ATR-72 fly different than cargo versions?

Could be ... one will have boxes and stuff in it the other will have people sitting in a row. That is a big difference.

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Pattaya Airways’ maiden flight set to revolutionise Thai logistics

"Pattaya" and "Maiden" in the same sentence..., now I'm waiting for a "White Knight" and a "Chastity Belt". 

There are plenty of airframes nicely parked at Bangkok still reading "Orient Thai" ...... just in case these boys want to enlarge the fleet. 

On a more serious note, they cannot be serious. Thailand has very, very competitive surface logistic products with normal dry cargo, chilled cargo and frozen cargo at suicidal tariffs. A box of ten kilogrammes of frozen food at 305 Baht took 17 hours from Pattaya to Nong Khai. While Phuket is farther away, there must be existing couriers (Kerry, NIM, Flash, J&T etc.) apart from regular bus services to compete. 

Good luck to this endeavour though ...... 

 

Nevermind. 😶‍🌫️

 

Edited August 31, 20241 yr by Patong2021

pattaya airways but flying to...phuket... 

An article with not one photo of the airplanes.

7 minutes ago, Gobbler said:

An article with not one photo of the airplanes.

At least the photo was actually related to the story for a change, and what a fun party that looked.  There are some on fayboo so it must be real.

It looks like a Dash 8, which is perfect for ferrying short-haul passengers.

22 minutes ago, john donson said:

pattaya airways but flying to...phuket... 

What did you expect? A plane takes off from Suvahnabumi and lands there, too?

7 hours ago, Homburg said:

Pattaya Airways sounds like a great name.  Will every flight have a happy ending?

Unreliable. They will spend more time coming than going.

1 hour ago, Gobbler said:

It looks like a Dash 8, which is perfect for ferrying short-haul passengers.

Sure it does. 

Pattaya Airways have really lucked out in finding a route that isn't served by any competing commercial carriers that could also run freight in their aircraft.

3 hours ago, Captain Monday said:

Sure it does. 

That's not the picture I saw. Nice try. 

3 hours ago, Gobbler said:

That's not the picture I saw. Nice try. 

That is a Dash-8, what looks nothing like an ATR other than High wing T-tail with two engines. 

On 8/30/2024 at 12:49 PM, herfiehandbag said:

Hmm, airlines named after major Holiday destinations in Thailand!

 

Some of us may remember the long gone Phuket Air!

 

Now flying Phoo air, that was an adventure!

 

True story

I flew their 747 from Bangkok to Gatwick and it was literally grounded indefinately 3 days later again at Gatwick with a list of serious defects that ensured it never flew again lol

 

3 years later it was still grounded with no prospect of airport charges being sorted. Assume it was scrapped there eventually