BANGKOK, 4 March 2012 (NNT) – The smoke haze covering many parts of the North of Thailand including Ampur Mae Sot of Tak province has forced low-cost airline Nok Air to adjust its local flight schedule as a result of poor visibility. Tak governor Suriya Prasartbandit has disclosed that the smoke from bushfires and wildfires […]
AIR Australia has been placed into voluntary administration, thousands of passengers stranded and its flights grounded after it was unable to pay its bills. Administrators KordaMentha posted the news about the troubled airline on its website early today, saying that flights would be grounded. It comes as the airline was denying it was broke as […]
BANGKOK, 3 February 2012 (NNT) – AirAsia, a Southeast Asian low cost carrier, is launching new domestic and international routes. It is also ready to bring in new Airbus A320 planes, hoping to spur Thailand’s tourism. Mr. Tassapon Bijleveld, Chief Executive Officer of Thai AirAsia, said that in the first quarter of 2012 AirAsia is […]
BANGKOK, 30 January 2012 (NNT) – Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AoT) has announced that Bangkok Don Mueang Airport Airport will be able to resume its operations on March 6 while confirming no impact on flight operations from the upcoming maintenance work at Suvarnabhumi Airport. According to AoT President Anirut Thanomkulbutra, Don Mueang Airport […]
BANGKOK, 29 January 2012 (NNT) – The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s Pattaya Office aims to attract tourists from new overseas markets in response to the expansion of real estate businesses and the opening of new tourist sites in the country. TAT Pattaya Office Director Attapol Wannakij stated that the targets of its promotional plans for […]
China has finished production of the first of its Chinese-built magnetically levitated (maglev) trains in Zhuzhou, Hunan. Described as low-cost and eco-friendly, the trains are to begin operating next year on the Daitai line between Haidian District and Beijing. The three-coached trains are able to carry up to 600 passengers and run at a top […]
Japan Airlines (JAL) is planning on relisting its shares in an IPO on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. By September, JAL shareholders intend to sell between ¥500 billion and ¥1 trillion (US$6.4b – US$12.8b, €5b – €10b). If the sale goes into high-end estimates, it will make JAL the largest airline in the world by market […]
BANGKOK, Sept 20 – THAI Smile Air, Thai Airways International (THAI)’s new sub-brand carrier, will begin operations in July next year, according to THAI President Piyasvasti Amranand. Mr Piyasvasti said the business and investment plan of THAI Smile Air is concluded and that the airline will operate with domestic routes to provinces such as Chiang […]
