2nd Thai LCC to Fly to Vietnam from Nov This Year
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has licensed low cost carrier (LCC) Nok Air to fly to Vietnam from November 1 this year.
This is the second Thailand no-frills airline allowed to run in Vietnam following Air Asia.
The airline will run two flights daily between Bangkok and Hanoi, by Boeing 737-400 and Boeing 737-800 aircrafts.
It also plans to open no-frills flights between Bangkok and HCM City in the fourth quarter of this year.
Nok Air, built in 2004, is a part of the Thai Airways International. From November 2007, it will be the fifth Thailand airlines flying to Vietnam, including Thais AirAsia, Thais Airway, Bangkok Airways, and One-Two-Go Airlines. (Transport)