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Thai Airline Grounds All Planes, Promises to Fly in September

July 22, 2008 at 10:45 AM | 0 Comments

So this is a new take on dealing with soaring fuel prices: Thai LCC One-Two-Go will ground its entire fleet starting today, through September 15. At that point, the carrier says, it will resume service.

One-Two-Go is the country's second-largest low cost carrier, and rival carriers are more than happy to snap up displaced customers. Right now, domestic flights on AirAsia start at just $63 all-in, and Nok Air also has a bunch of good-looking "Smile Fares."

So far this year, two smaller Asian carriers have shut down, and Qantas and Thai Airways have announced capacity cuts.

Related Stories:
· Thai Budget Airline Halts Operations [Bloomberg, via]
· AirAsia Upping the Billboard Ante [Jaunted]
· Low Cost Carriers coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Wikimedia]

Don't Knock Nok Air

October 29, 2007 at 9:30 AM | 1 Comment

This week's award for cutest budget carrier name with the funkiest looking plane goes to Thailand's Nok Air. It's partly owned by Thai Airways, and it's based at Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport. Flights with Nok Air are largely around Thailand but also go to Bangalore, India. And since "nok" means "bird" in Thai, the name's not as silly as it sounds.

Service to Hanoi has just started, and Nok Air is offering flights from just 3 Baht between Bangkok and north Vietnam. Unbelievably, 3 Baht is less than 10 cents, although a pesky little asterisk does tell us that some taxes or charges will be payable on top. Still, the total fare comes in around $50.

Unlike most budget airlines, Nok Air also has a kind of business class section called Nok Plus. An upgrade costs 535 Baht ($17). Of course it's not true biz class, but it is one step up from budget flying: You get a newspaper, snacks for free and a higher baggage allowance. Can't knock that.

Related Stories:
· Nok Air [Official Site]
· Low Cost Carriers coverage [Jaunted]
· Thailand Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Wikipedia]