Nok Air Adds New Aircraft and Plan to Expand Network

28th Feb 2013

Nok Air is bent on becoming the country's major player in commercial aviation business with the recent acquisition of its newest aircraft, a B737-800, its second Boeing, bringing the number of aircraft in its fleet to 16.

The recent acquisition is just the first of the four B737s it has planned to acquire this year. The newest plane will hopefully increase the airline's cabin factor to 85% this year.

The airline's officials invited the media over to Chiang Mai aboard the aircraft in order to introduce them to the plane's state-of-the-art features including a state-of-the-art lighting system in the cabin, new air vents, new passenger-service units, among others, with the aim of proving optimum comfort to its passengers.

Recently, the airline announced that it will increase frequencies to its two existing routes from Bangkok's Don Mueang Airport to Chumphon in Southern Thailand and Northwestern Thailand's Mae Sot. Beginning March 1 this year, Nok Air will double its twice-daily frequency between Bangkok and Mae Sot, making it a four-times daily service. Also, commencing on the same date, the once-daily service from Bangkok to Chumphon will become two-times daily flights.

The airline has offered promotional fares to those who want to travel on these routes, with THB 1,111 Baht for the Mae Sot route and THB 1,590 for Chumphon route. ATR 72 that seats 66 passengers will be used for these additional frequencies.

In a recent development, Nok Air is reportedly planning to enlist on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, the proceeds of which will be used to acquire more planes to support its network expansion program.

The budget carrier used to fly to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam and Bangalore, India briefly in 2007 before it discontinued on the same year.

On the resumption of its overseas expansion, Nok Air is eying Myanmar as the first country destination that it will serve before eventually expanding to other regional destinations such as in China and Vietnam.

Thai Airways owns a majority stake of the low-cost carrier, holding a 49% share of the company.

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