Bangkok Airways was established as Sahakol Air in 1968 by Dr. Prasert Prasarttong-osoth. Bangkok Airways became the first private aviation company in Thailand. It growth of tourism and business investments in Thailand. Bangkok Airways officially began its operations base at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, in 1989 at Samui Airport and in 1996 at Sukhothai Airport. The code of Bangkok Airways was PG/BKP. It was offering scheduled flights from Bangkok to Krabi, Korat, and Surin. Presently, Bangkok Airways has obtained permits to operate scheduled flights over 20 different major routes covering nearly all major resort destinations in Thailand.