NokScoot

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NokScoot
IATA
TBA		 ICAO
TBA		 Callsign
TBA
Founded 2014
Hubs Don Mueang International Airport
Secondary hubs
Fleet size 3 orders
Destinations TBA
Parent company Nok Air
Scoot
Headquarters Bangkok, Thailand
Website www.nokair.com

NokScoot is a planned Thai based low-cost long-haul airline. It plans to operate international services out of Bangkok's Bangkok Don Mueang Airport. NokScoot is a joint venture of Thailand's Nok Air and Singapore based Scoot Pte Ltd.[1] The new airline will likely start commercial flights out of Bangkok's Don Mueang airport, in the second half of 2014. Scoot announced on December 16, 2013 the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Nok Air to establish a new carrier in Bangkok. NokScoot will operate medium and long-haul routes with widebody aircraft.[2]

Ownership

Thailand's second-largest LCC, owns 51% of NokScoot, with Scoot Pte Ltd, part of Singapore Airlines, owning 49%, the Thai statutory limit for foreign ownership. The creation of NokScoot plans to involve a capital outlay of 3 billion baht, Bangkok-registered independent firm by the same name. [3]

Fleet

Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers
Boeing 777-200ER 3[4] TBA TBA

See also


References

  1. ↑ http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/NokScoot-to-be-established-as-new-low-cost-airline-30222248.html
  2. ↑ http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/tigerair-taiwan-and-nokscoot-usher-in-more-change-and-growth-for-asias-dynamic-low-cost-sector-144590
  3. ↑ http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/aviation/385003/nok-air-joins-with-singapore-scoot
  4. ↑ http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/aviation/385003/nok-air-joins-with-singapore-scoot

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