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 2008-09-13

bangkok air will be pleased

This should really help the tourist industry and restore confidence in Phuket, I suppose Nok Air has problems of it's own.

Given what's happening in the airline industry around the world, I wonder if it will be safe to book with them at all.

We were thinking of going down for a break soon, I suppose there is still Air Asia and Thai, or a bloody long drive.