Nokair

[chuang]

Hi there, are the Nokair services back to normal especially the CNX/BKK/CNX sectors. Any cancellation lately. Thanks

[CNXBKKMAN]

Nok Air won't be back to normal until they can hire enough pilots which will take months or they reduce their flying to fit the number of pilots they have. So no they are not back to normal operations yet.

[Argus Tuft]

Found this link on the homepage of the Nok Air website, might be a little more specific in answering your question than the post above

http://nokair.com/content/en/announcement/STATES-NO-FURTHER-CANCELLATIONS.aspx

Nok Air again would like to reassure its passengers that scheduled flights will be back to operating normally on 11 March.

[Argus Tuft]

...and Nok's CEO sent this letter out last week:

Message from Nok Air CEO

Nok may be getting a fair cop in the media lately [and understandably so] - but I have to say their CEO is pretty transparent and proactive when things aren't going to plan

[CNXBKKMAN]

The most famous english language newspaper in Thailand reported this evening at 20:01, that Nok will cancel 60 flights a day until the start of April.

You can still fly with Nok Air and have no problem at all but if you are flying for something important and one time departures are critical you are probably best to fly with another airline until Nok Air get back to normal.

[SantiSuk]

The most famous english language newspaper in Thailand reported this evening at 20:01, that Nok will cancel 60 flights a day until the start of April.

You can still fly with Nok Air and have no problem at all but if you are flying for something important and one time departures are critical you are probably best to fly with another airline until Nok Air get back to normal.

Or turning that on its head perhaps the advice should be:

Since Nokair may now be generally cheaper than other airlines (for obvious competitive reasons) maybe consider flying a bit earlier (or if time is not an issue make sure you check out Nokair's prices) to take advantage.

The 'may now be generally cheaper comment' is a reflection of my observations on the BKK to UBP (Ubon) route where it seems clear to me that Lion Air flights are now full a week or more in advance despite having noticeably higher prices than Nokair. May not apply to destinations that are not competitively served by multiple airlines.

BTW - Lionair's check-in at DM now appears to be a zoo, compared to the breeze-through that is Nok Air (observation from 2 departures in last month).

[CNXBKKMAN]

The most famous english language newspaper in Thailand reported this evening at 20:01, that Nok will cancel 60 flights a day until the start of April.

You can still fly with Nok Air and have no problem at all but if you are flying for something important and one time departures are critical you are probably best to fly with another airline until Nok Air get back to normal.

Or turning that on its head perhaps the advice should be:

Since Nokair may now be generally cheaper than other airlines (for obvious competitive reasons) maybe consider flying a bit earlier (or if time is not an issue make sure you check out Nokair's prices) to take advantage.

The 'may now be generally cheaper comment' is a reflection of my observations on the BKK to UBP (Ubon) route where it seems clear to me that Lion Air flights are now full a week or more in advance despite having noticeably higher prices than Nokair. May not apply to destinations that are not competitively served by multiple airlines.

BTW - Lionair's check-in at DM now appears to be a zoo, compared to the breeze-through that is Nok Air (observation from 2 departures in last month).

Personally I would be happy to book on Nok Air especially on a busy route like BKK-CNX. The worst that could happen is you arrive later or are put on Air Asia or Thai Smile. If you are flying for important reasons and you don't have lots of spare hours to build in as a buffer, don't risk it.

[KhunBENQ]

Due to this report, NokAir resumes normal operation:

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Nok-Air-resumes-normal-operations-30281713.html