Nok Air
IATA DD	ICAO NOK	Callsign NOK AIR
Founded		2004
Hubs		Don Mueang International Airport
Fleet size		8 (+2 orders)
Destinations		12
Parent company		Nok Airlines Co., Ltd.
Headquarters		Bangkok, Thailand
Key people		Mr. Patee Sarasin (CEO)
Website: http://www.nokair.com

Nok Air (Thai: นกแอร์) is a low-cost airline based in Bangkok, Thailand. It operates domestic and international services. Its main base is Don Mueang International Airport, Bangkok.^[1] Image File history File links NokAirLogo. ... IATA airline designators, sometimes called IATA reservation codes, are two-character codes assigned by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the worlds airlines in accordance with the provisions of Resolution 762. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with ICAO airline code. ... Most airlines employ a distinctive and internationally recognised call sign that is normally spoken during airband radio transmissions as a prefix to the flight number. ... An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. ... Don Mueang (International) Airport (IATA: DMK, ICAO: VTBD) (or also (Old) Bangkok International Airport) (Thai: , also Don Muang) is an airport in Bangkok, Thailand. ... A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ... Location within in Thailand Coordinates: , Country Settled Ayutthaya Period Founded as capital 21 April 1782 Government  - Type Special administrative area  - Governer Apirak Kosayothin Area  - City 1,568. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... A Cebu Pacific Airbus A319 parked on the apron at Ninoy Aquino International Airport. ... Location within in Thailand Coordinates: , Country Settled Ayutthaya Period Founded as capital 21 April 1782 Government  - Type Special administrative area  - Governer Apirak Kosayothin Area  - City 1,568. ... Don Mueang (International) Airport (IATA: DMK, ICAO: VTBD) (or also (Old) Bangkok International Airport) (Thai: , also Don Muang) is an airport in Bangkok, Thailand. ...

History

The airline was established in December 2003 and started operations on 23 July 2004. It is owned by Thai Airways International (39%), Dhipaya Insurance (10%), Government Pension Fund (10%), Krung Thai bank (10%), Crown Property Bureau (6%), ING Funds (5%), King Power (5%), Patee Sarasin (5%), Siam Commercial Bank Securities (5%) and Supapong Asvinvichit (5%). It has 130 employees (at March 2007).^[1] is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Headquarters Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (Thai: ) (SET: THAI) is the national air carrier of Thailand, operating out of Suvarnabhumi Airport, and is a founding member of the Star Alliance network. ...

• The word nok (นก) means 'bird' in Thai language. Incidentally, it also means 'beak' in Persian (the language of Iran), which is exactly what the airline's logo resembles.
• Nok Air Hostess are recruited through a series of selection and contest. The latest intake, "Nok Hunt 2007", 34 air hostess are selected from 400 applicants.

Nok began their first international service to Bangalore in India on May 31, 2007, on a daily basis. Nok Air has also acquired landing rights to additional Indian cities Chennai, Hyderabad and Delhi.^[2] “Farsi” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Bangalore (disambiguation). ... is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Services

Booking

Passengers can make booking directly at http://www.nokair.com, call-center Tel-1318 or at the airports. Payment can be made via credit card, counter service, 7-11, or online credit card. Those who make the booking online can chose the seating right after the purchase.

Nok Plus

For passengers who want better services can upgrade to Nok Plus Class and get the comfort of bigger seat, baggage allowance of 30kg, free newspaper, free snack and drink, changes of flight. The cost to upgrade is only 535baht and there are only 12 Nok Plus seats per flight.

Destinations

Main article: Nok Air destinations

Nok Air Boeing 737-400

This is a list of destinations that Nok Air flies to. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 420 KB) Summary Nok Air Boeing 737-400 at Bangkok International Airport. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 420 KB) Summary Nok Air Boeing 737-400 at Bangkok International Airport. ... The Boeing 737 is an American short to medium range, single aisle, narrow body jet airliner. ...

Incidents and accidents

• On February 5, 2006 a Nok Air 737-400 made an emergency landing at Bangkok International Airport. Flight DD7506 took off at 1:48pm with 109 passengers on board, bound for Phuket. Ten minutes into the flight the pilot reported the right engine was malfunctioning and requested that he be allowed to return to the airport for emergency landing. On landing, the plane developed braking problems, the airline said, and it skidded off the end of the runway. Two passengers were injured. The aircraft involved, HS-TDD, was not one of Nok Air's colorfully painted "bird" planes, but a 737 in Thai Airways' livery without the Thai Airways titles and a "Operated by Nok Air" sticker.^[3]
• A Boeing 737 en route Bangkok-Trang was forced to make an emergency landing at the Phuket International on May 6, 2006 after the crew reported a problem with one of its engines. ^[4]

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Fleet

As of March 2007 the Nok Air fleet consists of the following aircraft ^[1] :

• 7 Boeing 737-400
  • HS-TDA Named Songkhla (สงขลา)
  • HS-TDB Named Phuket (ภูเก็ต)
  • HS-TDD Named Chumporn (ชุมพร)
  • HS-TDE Named Surin (สุรินทร์)
  • HS-DDH Named Nok Sabai (นกสบาย)
  • HS-DDJ Named Nok Sanook (นกสนุก)
  • HS-DDK Named Nok Sod Sai (นกสดใส)
• 2 Boeing 737-800(2 in order) Enter to service on October 2007
  • G-XLAI (lease from XL Airways)
• 1 ATR 72-200
  • HS-TRA Named Lampang (ลำปาง)

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External links

• Nok Air
• Nok Air Fleet Detail

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-10, p. 56. 
2. ^ "Party in the sky", Business-standard.com, 7 July 2007. 
3. ^ "Nok Air plane skidded off the runway at Don Muang after emergency landing, but there were no casualties", Thais News. Retrieved February 6, 2006.
4. ^ "ชวน-โน้ต-นัทระทึกนกแอร์ลงฉุกเฉิน", คมชัดลึก. Retrieved October 23, 2007.

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