Budget airlines operating in Bangkok, Thailand, have been ordered to move to older Don Mueang Airport. The move is intended to reduce congestion at the main Suvarnabhumi International Airport.
Domestic budget airline Nok Air is currently the only commercial airline operating from Don Mueang Airport. The other airlines that would be affected include Bangkok Airways, Orient Thai, and AirAsia.
Bangkok’s Don Muang airport is set to reopen on Tuesday, March 6, 2012. The airport closed in October 2011 during the floods that affected central Thailand for months.
The only commercial airline operating out of Don Muang Airport is budget carrier Nok Air. The airline operates 35 flights per day within Thailand and is eager to return to its base airport.
Thai budget airline Nok Air has announced the addition of a Bangkok – Chiang Rai route starting on December 28, 2011. They will operate two flights per day on this new route using a Boeing 737-400.
“We are very excited about adding “Bangkok – Chiang Rai” as the latest route in our domestic network”, said Mr. Patee Sarasin, CEO of Nok Air. “We are pleased to be able to provide further convenience to travelers from Bangkok to Chiang Rai, as we add to the 18 existing provinces in Thailand we now fly to.”
Introductory fares for the new Bangkok – Chaiang Rai route start from just THB 1,290 (USD $41) nett for one-way travel and can be purchased through the Nok Air website or call center.
While Don Muang airport clean up continues Nok Air will starts flights to Nakhon Phanom operating out of Suvarnabhumi Airport. Nok Air will operate a daily flight between Suvarnabhumi Airport and Nakhon Phanom from 9 December 2011, using an ATR-72 aircraft with a capacity of 66 seats.
