The two Skytrax awards as World’s Best Regional Airline and Best Regional Airline in Asia won by Bangkok Airways this year show that the airline is committed to excellence. But such excellence is not only limited to operation of business but also to create best opportunities for communities around its airports and destinations, to achieve sustainable growth for the airline and the communities at the same time
Bangkok Airways builds happy society by development of Quality of Life, improvement of Income Security and insurance of Inclusive Growth.
Quality of Life is developed through participation in various projects such as Environment Rehabilitation, Waste Management, Planting Mangroves trees in Trat, Building Weirs at Lampang, Planting Coconut Trees in Koh Samui, refurbishment of buildings in schools and temples ground. It also includes creating educational opportunities for the young.
Bangkok Airways set up PG Edugether Project jointly with Faculty of Industrial and Technical Education, KMIT Thonbui to train teachers in community schools to improve teaching methods and materials, offer scholarships and educational supplies. Other activities include English Club with Bangkok Airways and Knowledge Sharing on aviation related professions.
Improvement of Community Health projects are carried out jointly with community health volunteers and Tambon Health Promotion Hospital. Bangkok Airways donated medical tools and supplies to support health volunteers so they can provide basic health care treatments to many people in their community.
Community Empowerment Projects which focus on economical living and sustainable development support Income Security by creating jobs to help people earn extra money. For example Chumsaeng Community given a space in Sukhothai Airport for selling organic seasonal fruits and vegetables; donation of manure from Sukhothai Airport to enable farmers to make organic fertilizers and save money for buying chemical fertilizers: product development and marketing project for Bang Rak Community in Samui that make coconut milk toffees.
Bangkok Airways also places importance on global environment issues such as cooperation in United for Wildlife campaign against illegal wildlife trafficking.
The final target for creating a happy society is to build a strong and self–sufficient community in accordance to HM King Rama IX Sufficient Economy Philosophy which is a truly sustainable growth.
