Bangkok Airways reports Q1 2019 results; adds one ATR 72-600

Bangkok Airways has posted Bt7.79 billion (approximately $250 million) total revenue for the first three months of 2019. The airline’s net profit was reported at Bt510.8 million. “The net profit was reported at the amount of Bt510.8 million in which the profit attributable to the equity holder of the company was Bt504.3 million,” said Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, president of Bangkok Airways. “Earnings per share were equal to Bt0.24. The total number of passengers in the first quarter of 2019 was 1.73 million passengers and the passenger load factor was at 74.6%. For this quarter, the majority of passengers were from point-of-sale in Europe