Thailand-based airline NokScoot announces entry into India

NokScoot, a joint venture between Singapore Airlines-owned Scoot and Thailand’s Nok Air, is also looking to launch another destination apart from New Delhi by the first half of the next year, it said in a release. The services on the new route will be operated by a 415-seater wide-body Boeing 777, with 24 seats in business and 391 in economy class, the airline said in a release.

NokScoot will be the fifth airline from Thailand to have operations in India after Thai Airways, Thai Smile Airways, Thai Lion Air and ThaiAirAsia. “We are proud to announce NokScoot’s inaugural service from Delhi to Bangkok on December 19. This route marks our first-ever service to South Asia and follows the launch of services to Tokyo Narita and Osaka Kansai earlier this year,” said Giam Ming Toh, deputy chief executive officer, NokScoot.

“NokScoot believes these flights will appeal to both leisure and business travellers. Delhi, as the biggest air hub in India, is also very convenient for those making connections to and from most domestic destinations around India,” he added. From its Bangkok Don Muang International Airport base, NokScoot operates regular flights to Nanjing, Qingdao, Shenyang, Tianjin and Xi’an in China, Taipei in Taiwan, as well as Tokyo and Osaka in Japan.