PB Air feels heat from Nok Air
Prahok @ November 21, 2005 # No Comment Yet
The Bangkok Post reports that PB Air may have to stop its daily Bangkok-Nakhon Si Thammarat flights if passenger load stays low as travellers shift to the no-frills carrier Nok Air as the airline has faced intense competition since Nok Air started flying the route on October 30. Passengers numbers dropped sharply with 35-40 travellers [...]
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Nok Air adds Chiang Mai - Udon Thani route
Prahok @ November 3, 2005 # No Comment Yet
Nok Air has introduced two weekly flights between Chiang Mai and Udon Thani, the Bangkok Post reports. The service is available on Friday and Sunday. Until the end of the year, Nok Air is offering promotional airfares costing 1,259 baht one way and 2,050 baht for the round-trip.
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Skies not very open for Nok Air’s rivals
Prahok @ October 28, 2005 # No Comment Yet
The Bangkok Post has an interesting piece Friday on Thailand’s “open-sky policy”, which at least on the domestic horizon, does not seem to be as open as authorities claim. Both PB Air and One-Two-Go by Orient Thai are complaining that Nok Air (which is 39% owned by government-controlled THAI) is receiving preferential treatment as THAI [...]
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Nok Air in talks with Deccan, Kingfisher
Prahok @ October 8, 2005 # One Comment
Nok Air is in talks with Kingfisher Airlines and Air Deccan for a strategic alliance to enter India accoridng to this Business Standard story. “We have initiated a dialogue with Kingfisher Airlines and Air Deccan for an operational alliance to fly to Indian destinations soon,” said Nok Air CEO Pastee Sarasin. He said this proposed [...]
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Nok Air adds Nakhon Si Thammarat
Prahok @ October 4, 2005 # No Comment Yet
According to this Bangkok Post story, Nok Air is adding Nakhon Si Thammarat in southern Thailand to its list of domestic destinations in Thailand. The airline will operate two return flights from Bangkok to Nakhon Si Thammarat from Oct 30 with a daily morning flight, and an evening flight Monday to Thursday, according to CE [...]
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Thai accedes to pressure not to cancel route
Prahok @ September 27, 2005 # No Comment Yet
The Bangkok Post reports THAI International has bowed to the demands of Mae Hong Son people not to cease its Chiang Mai Mae Hong Son route. Locals had expressed concern about the effect the cancellation of the service would have on the province’s tourism earnings. Under the agreement THAI will operate three flights a day [...]
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Nok Air fast expanding payment channels
Prahok @ September 27, 2005 # No Comment Yet
The Bangkok Post reports Nok Air has expanded its payment channels before adding new aircraft and new routes next year. Nok Air plans to offer a payment system with wide coverage through ATMs, mobile phones and the internet. Previously the airline has worked with Siam Commercial Bank and Krung Thai Bank, with about 20m cardholders [...]
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