Nok Air drops Bangkok-Phuket flights, sacks staff
Nok Air drops Bangkok-Phuket flights, sacks staff
NOK AIR is cutting its daily flights between Bangkok and Phuket from the end of July, along with services to three other destinations.
About 20 Nok Air staff at the airport on Phuket are also going to lose their jobs as the aviation industry crisis, fuelled by rising oil costs, impacts on Thai travel nationwide.
Inevitably, the cutbacks will affect tourism on Phuket and before long, investment on the island in property and resort construction.
The message coming from the real estate industry on Phuket is that the outlook has never been more promising. This is a surefire indication that sales are slow and now is the time to set your own price
Full report at www.phuketwan.com:
http://phuketwan.com/article/tourism/nok-a…ghts-sack-staff
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Phuket-bound tourists stranded in Bangkok
PHUKET: — Now that One-Two-Go and Nok Air have stopped flying to Phuket, many tourists are unable to find flights to our southern isle.
Angry Finnish tourist Arto Tiitinen called from Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok this morning to inform the Gazette that many other irate tourists were waiting for standby flights.
“I am surprised that there are not extra flights, now my family must holiday elsewhere. I have no problem with money, it is just that there are no tickets to Phuket available for now at any price,” he said.
The Gazette checked the Air Asia website, which showed that the airline’s flights to Phuket are fully booked until Tuesday.
According to the THAI Airways website, as of this morning, the soonest flight THAI has available to Phuket is on Tuesday for 5,495 baht.
Those wanting a cheaper flight to Phuket will have to wait until Thursday, when off-peak flights cost 4,840 baht per person.
Those wishing to be guaranteed seating or cheaper prices are advised to book well in advance.
As for Mr Tiitinen, “Maybe I’ll take my family to Chiang Mai on holiday instead,” he said.