Zero-tour clampdown hits Nok Air China plan
Nok Air is decelerating its expansion into China, apparently due to the impact of the crackdown on "zero dollar" inbound tours. The SET-listed budget carrier has put the debut of scheduled flights to Kunming and Guangzhou from its Don Mueang airport base, previously planned for next month, on the backburner. But the airline, 39% owned by Thai Airways International, hopes to be able to announce the inauguration dates of the two Chinese routes in February. The launch will form part of a campaign in which Nok Air and its long-haul low-cost affiliate NokScoot, in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, intend to stage in the northern port city of Qingdao primarily to lure Chinese visitors to Thailand. Nok Air CE Patee Sarasin said that the trade fair-style campaign is geared towards drawing "quality" Chinese tourists to Thailand. <br/>
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Zero-tour clampdown hits Nok Air China plan
Nok Air is decelerating its expansion into China, apparently due to the impact of the crackdown on "zero dollar" inbound tours. The SET-listed budget carrier has put the debut of scheduled flights to Kunming and Guangzhou from its Don Mueang airport base, previously planned for next month, on the backburner. But the airline, 39% owned by Thai Airways International, hopes to be able to announce the inauguration dates of the two Chinese routes in February. The launch will form part of a campaign in which Nok Air and its long-haul low-cost affiliate NokScoot, in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, intend to stage in the northern port city of Qingdao primarily to lure Chinese visitors to Thailand. Nok Air CE Patee Sarasin said that the trade fair-style campaign is geared towards drawing "quality" Chinese tourists to Thailand. <br/>
