Thai turboprop charter operator Siam GA (SGA) is to offer medical evacuation flights in a bid to increase use of its first aircraft. From January, SGA will fly patients from points in rural Thailand and neighbouring countries to its Bangkok base.
The company flies overnight cargo services in its Cessna 206B Grand Caravan. SGA managing director Jain Charnnarong says demand for overnight express cargo is growing in Thailand as companies reduce their inventories and streamline logistics. "We would like to build the overnight service and the Cessna authorised service centre business," says Jain.
SGA says there is significant demand for flights to Bangkok's medical facilities and it is exploring other daytime uses of the 12-seater aircraft, including eco-tourism to remote airstrips and aerial surveying.
Source: Flight International
