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NokScoot Foresees Flying To Honolulu By 2017
1st Sep 2015
NokScoot doesn't discount the possibility of including Honolulu, Hawaii in its list of flight destinations. As a destination, Hawaii is part of its medium-term goals with the possibility of using Boeing 787s to service the flights.
However, Patee Sarasin, the airline's chief executive mentioned that this may come into fruition in two year's time.
While attending an international aviation summit in Las Vegas, Sarasin mentioned that Honolulu will be a popular destination among Thai travelers. He added that a non-stop flight between Bangkok and Honolulu would take about 11 hours.
The chief executive also told representatives from Flightglobal, a leading online news website, that for this flight route it is partial to using Scoot's fleet of 787s instead of its own 777-200 aircrafts.
NokScoot is owned and operated by both Nok Air of Thailand and Scoot of Singapore under a JV agreement.
Currently, Scoot has around seven Boeing 787s but it already has firm orders for 13 additional 787s.
NokScoot plans to service the Bangkok-Honolulu route with Don Mueang airport as its base.
The chief executive also disclosed that they might team up with Hawaiian Airlines, adding that his group plans to convince the latter to accommodate NokScoot passengers for a connecting flight to Los Angeles.
NokScoot had wanted to expand its flight destinations, eyeing Japan and South Korea in particular. However, due to the safety issues thrown at Thailand's aviation standards and the subsequent ban on new Thai flights imposed by the two countries, the plan was somehow derailed.
Nevertheless, Sarasin confirmed that NokScoot maintains close coordination with Thai authorities as regards the issues raised by ICAO. He looks forward to seeing improvements in the country's aviation standards and possibly a lifting of the ICAO red flag before the new year ushers in.
Meanwhile, it will focus on charter flights to Tokyo Narita next month in the meantime that scheduled flights are temporarily banned.
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