- CEO
- Wutthiphum Jurangkool
- Full Time Employees
- 1,100
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Airlines, Airports & Air Services
- Address
- 222 Central Building Bangkok Thailand 10120
- IPO Date
- Aug 7, 2014
- Business
- Nok Airlines Public Company Limited (NOKPF) operates as a low-cost carrier in Thailand, providing scheduled passenger air transportation services primarily from its main hub at Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport; it offers flights to approximately 21 destinations across Thailand, China, and India using a fleet of 14 Boeing 737-800 aircraft; services include baggage handling, parcel and postal transport, and ancillary offerings such as web check-in, free 7kg carry-on baggage allowance, wider seating with advanced seat selection, and Nok Fan Club loyalty points program where members earn 1 point per 5 Thai baht spent on fares; the company also provides tourism-related services and emphasizes innovations like Apple Watch boarding and credit card scan payments.
Founded in 2004 as Sky Asia Limited and renamed Nok Airlines Public Company Limited in 2013 upon listing on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, the company is headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, with Thai Airways International holding an 8.91% stake alongside the majority Jurangkool family ownership.
Recent developments include the decommissioning of its eight DHC-8-Q400 aircraft in 2023 to streamline operations and cut maintenance costs, boosting profitability with a net profit of THB734.78 million in the first half of 2024 versus a prior-year loss; the carrier plans to lease four additional Boeing 737-800s in 2025 and acquire six more over the decade while targeting THB5 billion in capital raising to enhance liquidity, acquire aircraft, and reduce debt ahead of exiting its court-supervised business rehabilitation in 2026; in December 2024, plan administrators sought a one-year extension of the rehabilitation process, originally approved in 2021 amid THB27 billion in debts now reduced to THB400 million outstanding, alongside revisions to fleet plans, financial projections, creditor terms, and fundraising strategies; Nok Air also intends to establish a base at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport for feeder flights to Chiang Mai, Krabi, and Phuket, partnering with Thai Airways and other operators, and formed a strategic alliance with Agoda in 2025 for broader flight distribution; trading in its shares was suspended in 2023 and delisted effective January 9, 2025, following repeated delays in audited accounts.