Phuket Tourism foked - Nok Air suspends Phuket flights

**dirtydog** · 13-09-2008, 05:41 PM

Nok Air suspends Phuket flights

PHUKET: In further bad news for the island’s immediate tourism prospects, the Gazette has confirmed that low-cost carrier Nok Air has suspended its remaining flights to Phuket, most likely for the rest of the low season.

In an email reply received by the Gazette this morning, Nok Air’s Chief Executive Officer wrote, “Yes, we have suspended flights to Phuket for this month. We will resume [flying to] Phuket in the very near future after we have arranged our new TPI [timetable planning] for the coming high season.”

The high season in Phuket nominally kicks off on November 1, with the Phuket Carnival in Patong.

With rival low-cost carrier One-Two-Go grounded until at least October, all regularly-scheduled flights between Bangkok and Phuket currently fly out of Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Both Nok Air and One-Tow-Go use domestic hub Don Meuang Airport as their base of operations.

Phuket Gazette

**DrAndy** · 13-09-2008, 09:42 PM

Thai airways is laughing

up go the fares

**chitown** · 13-09-2008, 09:47 PM

Nok Air has been losing big, big, big money for sometime. It would not surprise me if the don't go under.

**benbaaa** · 13-09-2008, 09:48 PM

Nok Air used to fly Chiang Mai > Udon Thani too, but not any more. Wonder if they're going belly up.

**EmperorTud** · 13-09-2008, 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Thai airways is laughing

up go the fares

Nok Air is a subsidiary of Thai you fool.

**keda** · 13-09-2008, 11:28 PM

Who wants to fly in a grinning plane anyway!

**jizzybloke** · 13-09-2008, 11:41 PM

Originally Posted by EmperorTud

Nok Air is a subsidiary of Thai you fool.

Don't know why but i just had to repeat that in a MrT voice to myself!

**chitown** · 13-09-2008, 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by jizzybloke

Originally Posted by EmperorTud

Nok Air is a subsidiary of Thai you fool.

Don't know why but i just had to repeat that in a MrT voice to myself!

They do resemble each other -

**thehighlander959** · 13-09-2008, 11:50 PM

Looks like Air Asia, Bangkok Airways and Thai have the monopoly now. It will be interesting to see what they all do now the prices of oil have come down.
Anyone betting on no change to fuel surcharges.

**Thormaturge** · 13-09-2008, 11:56 PM

The last I recall about Nok Air was that they have several leased aircraft which, due to a downturn in tourism, they could no longer afford to run. If the lessors are still demanding payments on planes Nok Air aren't flying then I would guess Nok must be finding it hard to keep going.

**chitown** · 14-09-2008, 12:01 AM

^ Nok air leased them from an airline in the Uk, Excel I thinK thatts the name.

They had farang stewardesses and pilots.

I heard from a pilot friend of mine that they are in default on the leases.

Here come the repo man!

**jizzybloke** · 14-09-2008, 12:03 AM

^XL have just gone into recievership or something, is it the same company?

**chitown** · 14-09-2008, 12:05 AM

^ yes that is it -

At this rate your only option will be to book a tuktuk to Phuket.

Not going there on your visit are you Jizzy?

Nok Air signs a lease contract for two Boeing ‘Next-Generation' 737-800 from UK-based XL Airways.

Nokair.Com - We Fly Smile

**jizzybloke** · 14-09-2008, 12:32 AM

^Not this time no, Ayuttaya for a few days and then i'm not too sure?

**chitown** · 14-09-2008, 12:47 AM

Originally Posted by jizzybloke

^Not this time no, Ayuttaya for a few days and then i'm not too sure?

I really enjoyed my trip there. It will be a nice time for you and you won't need to use Nok to get there!!

**English Noodles** · 14-09-2008, 03:22 AM

Yep, Ayuttaya is a nice town and the people there seem to be very friendly and pleased to see you visit the town.

**Sir Burr** · 14-09-2008, 06:01 AM

You want to hear crazy?

Before the tsunami there were only two carriers that flew the highly lucrative Phuket - Singapore direct route; Thai and Silk Air.
After the tsunami, Thai stopped stating that there was no demand.
Four years later, Thai still haven't resumed the route.
Silk Air has two, sometimes three flights a day, all full.
Tiger Airways has two flights a day, all full.
Air Asia also has flights every day, all full.
The foreigners are cleaning up on that route.

**britmaveric** · 14-09-2008, 09:26 AM

Shame I like Nok

**Sir Burr** · 14-09-2008, 10:00 AM

^
Which short-time bar does she work in?

**britmaveric** · 14-09-2008, 10:26 AM

^Same place as Lek

**baldrick** · 14-09-2008, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by jizzybloke

^XL have just gone into recievership or something, is it the same company?

XL went belly up on friday - leaving pommy package tourists stranded across the globe

crimes against humanity

XL Leisure Group went into administration Friday, leaving some 85,000 British holidaymakers stranded abroad.

**aging one** · 14-09-2008, 01:24 PM

Thai have always flown to Phuket and they still do. You may fly from Don Muang or Suwanabhum. Bangkok Airways also flies the route.

**Sir Burr** · 14-09-2008, 02:00 PM

^
WTF!!??

Nobody is disputing that. They don't fly to Singapore from Phuket.

bkkandrew · 14-09-2008, 02:20 PM

^They do via Bangkok.

**Sir Burr** · 14-09-2008, 02:37 PM

Yeah.....right. Real competition for the Singaporeans.
one and a half hour flight direct to Singapore from Phuket, or, one hour plus lay-over plus two hour flight for the same destination.
Thai used to fly direct to Singapore from Phuket for years and years, stopped after the tsunami and never resumed. Aren't Thai desperate for profits? This is a very profitable route.

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