Nok Air

Nok Air นก แอร์
IATA code :	DD
ICAO code :	NOK
Call sign :	NOK AIR
Founding:	2004 (as Sky Asia)
Seat:	Bangkok , Thailand
Turnstile :	Bangkok-Don Mueang
Home airport :	Bangkok-Don Mueang
Company form:	Plc.
Management:	Piya Yodmani ( CEO )
Number of employees:	130
Sales:	16,938 million baht (2016)
Passenger volume:	8.56 million (2016)
Alliance :	Value Alliance
Fleet size:	22 (+ 6 orders)
Aims:	National and international
Website:	www.nokair.co.th

Nok Air Plc. ( Thai นก แอร์ ) is a Thai low-cost airline based in Bangkok and based at Don Mueang Airport .

history

Nok Air was founded on February 10, 2004 as Sky Asia Co., Ltd. founded. On January 16, 2006, Sky Asia was renamed Nok Airlines Co., Ltd. renamed. The airline is an investment company with both public and private investors. Nok means bird in Thai and is meant to embody friendship and the freedom to travel. The planes have different, colorful paintwork, each depicting a bird.

The subsidiary NokScoot was founded together with Scoot and started operating on May 5, 2015. Nok Scout ceased operations on June 26, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic ..

The shareholders of Nok Air are Thai Airways International (39.2%), Aviation Investment International Limited (10%), CPB Equity Company Limited (4.8%), Mr. Patee Sarasin, Siam Commercial Bank , King Power International Company Limited and Mr. Supapong Asvinvichit with 4% each, Citigroup Global Markets Limited (1.3%) as well as Social Security Office and Provident Fund of Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand with 0.5% each.

Nok Air filed for bankruptcy on July 30, 2020.

Destinations

Nok Air offers routes within Thailand and to Southeast Asia.

Within Thailand, Nok Air flies from Bangkok-Don Mueang to Buri Ram , Chiang Mai , Chiang Rai , Chumphon , Hat Yai , Khon Kaen , Krabi , Lampang , Loei , Mae Sot , Nakhon Phanom , Nakhon Si Thammarat , Nan , Phitsanulok , Phrae , Phuket , Ranong , Roi Et , Sakon Nakhon , Surat Thani , Trang , Ubon Ratchathani and Udon Thani .

In Southeast Asia there are flights to Hanoi , Ho Chi Minh City , Yangon and various destinations in central / eastern China.

fleet

De Havilland DHC-8-400 from Nok Air

As of March 2020, Nok Air's fleet consists of 22 aircraft with an average age of 5.6 years:

Aircraft type	number	ordered	Remarks	Seats	Average age
Boeing 737-800	14th		with winglets fitted	189	6.0 years
Boeing 737 MAX 8		6th		- open -
De Havilland DHC-8-400	8th			86	5.0 years
total	22nd	6th			5.6 years

Furthermore, aircraft of the type ATR 72-500 and smaller aircraft were operated by Siam General Aviation for Nok Air on regional flights under the Nok Mini brand until 2014 .

Incidents

• On February 7, 2020, a fatal accident occurred during a towing operation at Don Muaeng Airport , in which the tow bar broke and the tow vehicle was run over by a Boeing 737-800 operated by Nok Air. The driver died.

See also

• List of airlines

Web links

Commons : Nok Air  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Nok Air website (including Thai, English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Nok Air's new boss should turn things around , accessed on October 28, 2017
2. ↑ Annual Report 2016 (english / thai) accessed on May 25, 2017
3. ↑ ^{a b} nokair.com - Overview ( Memento of the original from January 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed on July 11, 2016 
4. ^ Airlineroute.net - NokScoot Files Planned Scheduled Operation from May 2015 , accessed on July 11, 2016
5. ↑ Billigiairline Nok Scoot gives up. aeroTELEGRAPH.com , June 27, 2020, accessed on June 27, 2020 (German). 
6. ↑ nokair.com - Shareholders ( Memento of the original from October 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed June 20, 2015 
7. ↑ Thai court accepts budget carrier Nok Airlines' petition for bankruptcy protection. In: businesstimes.com.sg. July 30, 2020, accessed on July 30, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Where We Fly. Retrieved July 30, 2019 . 
9. ↑ ^{a b} Nok Air Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. May 17, 2020, accessed on May 17, 2020 . 
10. ^ Boeing - Orders & Deliveries. In: boeing.com. April 20, 2020, accessed on May 17, 2020 . 
11. ↑ nokair.com - Nok Fleet ( Memento of the original dated February 10, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed on February 22, 2017 
12. ↑ Jan-Arwed Richter: Accidents . In: Dietmar Plath (Ed.): AERO INTERNATIONAL . No. 04/2020 . YEAR TOP SPECIAL VERLAG, Hamburg March 2020, p. 27 .