Nok Air

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Nok Air

IATA DD	ICAO NOK	Callsign NOK AIR
Founded		2004
Hubs		Don Muang International Airport - DMK
Fleet size		7
Destinations		8
Parent company		Nok Airlines Co., Ltd.
Headquarters		Bangkok, Thailand
Key people		Mr. Patee Sarasin (CEO)
Website: http://www.nokair.com

Nok Air (Thai: นกแอร์) is a no-frills, low-cost airline based in Bangkok, Thailand. Its main base is Don Muang International Airport

1 History
2 Services
- 2.1 Domestic routes
- 2.2 Future routes
3 Incidents and accidents
4 Fleet
5 Trivia
6 See also
7 External links
8 References

[edit] History

The airline was established in December 2003 and started operations on 23 July 2004. It is a join-partnership of more than 8 partners. The major shareholders are Thai Airways International (Thai: การบินไทย), Siam Commercial Asset Co.,Ltd, The Crown Property Bureau, etc. Nok Air planes are leased from and maintain by Thai Airways International using the same standard of safety.

[edit] Services

Booking

Passenger can make booking directly at http://www.nokair.com, call-center Tel-1318 or at the airports. Payment can be made via credit card, counter service, 7-11, or online credit card. Those who make the booking online can chose the seating right after the purchase.

Nok Plus

For passengers who want better services can upgrade to Nok Plus Class and get the comfort of bigger seat, baggage allowance of 30kg, free newspaper, free snack and drink, changes of flight. The cost to upgrade is only 535baht and there are only 12 Nok Plus seats per flight.

[edit] Domestic routes

Bangkok - Chiang Mai - Bangkok
Bangkok - Loei - Bangkok
Bangkok - Udon Thani - Bangkok
Bangkok - Phuket - Bangkok
Bangkok - Krabi - Bangkok
Bangkok - Trang - Bangkok
Bangkok - Nakhon Sri Thammarat - Bangkok
Bangkok - Hat Yai - Bangkok
Chiang Mai - Mae Hong Son - Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai - Udon Thani - Chiang Mai
Loei - Udon Thani - Loei

Nok Air Boeing 737-400

[edit] Future routes

Bangalore - Bangkok - Bangalore (in 2007)

[edit] Incidents and accidents

On February 5, 2006 a Nok Air 737-400 made an emergency landing at Bangkok International Airport. Flight DD7506 took off at 1:48pm with 109 passengers on board, bound for Phuket. Ten minutes into the flight the pilot reported the right engine was malfunctioning and requested that he be allowed to return to the airport for emergency landing. On landing, the plane developed braking problems, the airline said, and it skidded off the end of the runway. Two passengers were injured. The aircraft involved, HS-TDD, was not one of Nok Air's colorfully painted "bird" planes, but a 737 in Thai Airways' livery without the Thai Airways titles and a "Operated by Nok Air" sticker.^[1]
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.

[edit] Fleet

Nok Air planes

As of August 2006 the Nok Air fleet consists of the following aircraft ^[2] :

6 Boeing 737-400
1 ATR 72-200

The aircraft are leased from Thai Airways International, which also maintains the planes. The registrations are^{[citation needed]}:

HS-TDA Named Songkhla (Thai: สงขลา)
HS-TDB Named Phuket (Thai: ภูเก็ต)
HS-TDE Named Surin (Thai: สุรินทร์)
HS-TDD Named Chumporn (Thai: ชุมพร)
HS-DDH Named Nok Sabai (Thai: นกสบาย)
HS-DDJ Named Nok Sanook (Thai: นกสนุก)
HS-TRA Named Lampang (Thai: ลำปาง)

It is planning to add 2 more jets before the end of 2006 and wants to add 4 aircraft in 2007. It is in talks with leasing companies about Airbus A300s or Boeing B737-400s.

[edit] Trivia

The word nok (นก) means 'bird' in Thai language.
The intake of Nok Air Hostess are done by going through a series of selection and contest. The lastest intake, "Nok Hunt 2007", 34 air hostess are selected from 400 applicants.