Everything about Nok Air totally explained
Nok Air is a
low-cost airline based in
Bangkok,
Thailand. It operates domestic and international services. Its main base is
Don Mueang International Airport, Bangkok.
History
The airline was established in December 2003 and started operations on
23 July,
2004. It is owned by
Thai Airways International (39%), Dhipaya Insurance (10%), Government Pension Fund (10%), Krung Thai bank (10%), Crown Property Bureau (6%), ING Funds (5%), King Power (5%), Patee Sarasin (5%), Siam Commercial Bank Securities (5%) and Supapong Asvinvichit (5%). It has 130 employees (as of March 2007).
Nok Air suspended its operations to
Bangalore in
November 2007 - the second low-cost carrier to suspend operations after
Jetstar Asia Airways. According to Rajiv Bhatia, General Manager (India) of Nok Air, the withdrawal of services was due to non-availability of aircraft, and to allow service to other lucrative routes in
South East Asia like
Vietnam. However, according to sources in the travel sector, the suspension of operations may be due to the decrease in passenger load factor for Nok Air by 40%.
Destinations
Incidents and accidents
- On February 5, 2006 a Nok Air 737-400 made an emergency landing at Bangkok International Airport. Flight DD7506 took off with 109 passengers on board, bound for Phuket. Ten minutes into the flight the pilot reported the right engine was malfunctioning and returned to the airport for an emergency landing. On landing, the plane developed braking problems and it skidded off the end of the runway. Two passengers were injured. The aircraft involved, HS-TDD, was a 737 in Thai Airways' livery without the Thai Airways titles and a "Operated by Nok Air" sticker.
- A Boeing 737 en route Bangkok-Trang was forced to make an emergency landing at the Phuket International on May 6, 2006 after the crew reported a problem with one of its engines.
Fleet
As of
January 2008 the Nok Air fleet consists of the following aircraft
:
2 ATR 72-200
9 Boeing 737-400
2 Boeing 737-800
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