This is the one and only airline that was able to fly me from Phuket to Chiang Mai in the middle of the pandemic in August '21. Despite many (I would say all) airlines grounding their flights, Nok Air continued to operate and provided a crucial connection for me from Phuket to Chiang Mai after staying in the Phuket Sandbox for two weeks. I couldn't have been more grateful to Nok Air for their efforts to keep flying during such a difficult time. Nok Air, along with Qatar Always will always have a place in my heart for their services during a challenging time.
I discovered this channel around a month ago, and I love it! You deserve more subscribers! Your reviews are very good quality, great to watch, entertaining, useful and they include everything I'm looking for in a trip report! The videos aren't too long and aren't boring, and I love how you sometimes include information about the destinations and history of the airline. I found your channel as an avgeek only, but you introduced me to hotel reviews, which I never saw before and those are also great! I'm very interested to know: how do you make your flight path maps, like the one at 7:01 in this video? Also, will you be flying Lufthansa anytime soon? I'm curious what you would think about them as I fly LH often from BKK to MUC.
Appreciate that! All of my graphics are created in Keynote. As for LH, I don’t have anything scheduled with them this year but I have flown them before. If nonstop is the priority personally I’d probably fly Thai between MUC and BKK simply because there’s much higher chance (near guarantee) of having all aisle access. I generally have nothing against LH but I think their 2-2-2 offering is a joke for a flag carrier in this day and age- their retrofit should have been done by now. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Good God, last time I saw such a tight leg room was Jetstar Asia A320. I used to be such a frequent user of DMK back in the day when they wer still BKK. They have such big windows for spotting.
Never heard of this airline…but after your review I won’t forget them 😅 It struck me again how beautiful and elegant the livery of Vietnam Airlines is. Very classy and a beautiful representation of the country! Loved the different airlines taxiing around in this video, always a joy to watch! Thank you for the review! Counting down for Oman Air ⏳
My first flights between BKK and SGN were even going around Cambodia! Nokair: enjoyed them in the first years because you had more luggage allowance compared to Airasia. And there was the Nok+ option with wider seats and a pre boarding mini lounge.
I flew with Nok Air 7 years ago, only twice (Bangkok - Phuket round trip). I remember having a surprisingly good impression: affordable price, punctual, free 15kg checked luggage, free cookies and water on board. I don't know about their service now, but I will likely choose them over Vietjet Air any day. Moreover, I really liked their colorful liveries and managed to capture some photos at Phuket Airport.
I flew Nok Hat Yai/ BKK in late Dec due to flooding in southern TH which forced the cancellation of my trip on the train. Nok was the only affordable flight by a long shot i could find for the following day. On time at both ends with a complimentary upgrade to an exit row window. Uneventful and not displeasing. No onboard service at all which felt oddly comforting as there was literally no commotion or noise beyond the engines.
I have flown Nok numerous times over the last 10 years, including from SGN to DMK in Oct 2022, and never had anything to complain about. It's a low-cost airline and expectations should be tempered accordingly. On a 1 hour flight you don't need a snack and the seat pitch is largely irrelevant. There is always the option to pay for an exit row (which I invariably do because I am 6'4" tall). Thai Airways has gone downhill a lot further and Vietnam Airlines is nothing to write home about. The best service from SGN to BKK is VietJet, IMO.
Agree that one shouldn’t be expecting QSuites- as I said in the video, the experience is relative to the 8 other airlines that fly the same route, for the same price (or less), in much more comfortable planes- even Bamboo was a more pleasant experience and that’s saying something. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@@MedianaDhea I think there's always a degree of variability, with different crews, different aircraft, etc., but I generally check VietJet first when I'm heading over to HCMC or Da Nang.
I have flown Nok a fair few times so I knew what to expect in the video but I wanted to just mention that I flew Thai Lion a few months back, also on an old 737-800 from DMK up here to Udon Thani and I was also shocked about the state of the cabin interior and seats. Compared to the competition from Udon Thani (Air Asia, Vietjet and Thai Smile), Nok and Lion's planes just seem like they've passed their sell-by date.
Interesting video. Got a good laugh at Nok Air's livery (especially the nose of the aircraft). From your video, it has just told me one airline to avoid (not that I see myself in that part of the world anytime soon). Keep up the good work Kevin.
@@tfft You're welcome Kevin. Although, these days, I restrict my travels to the US and Great Britain (read: Scotland) and hopefully open it up to Europe (read: Yugoslavia) and the Far East (read: Japan), it is always good to get honest reviews of the other airlines out there.
@@tfft Sometimes, depending on the flight itself, it is possible to overlook minor inconveniences in order to get from Point A to Point B but that depends on what is defined as "minor inconveniences"
Glad i discovered this channel, really enjoy the flight reviews, looking forward to the Oman air reviews. Oh and any plans to fly Emirates first on their 5th freedom route to HK?
5:44 this something I cannot understand. There is a huge supply of new/ second hand refurbishment parts. These don’t require high tech disassembly. And Thailand has quite some local manufacturing of airplane interior parts. So?
EasyJet doesn't offer free snacks and you didnt mention how they greased that landing. The cabin is a shambles though but this seems like one of their older planes.
Starlux is certainly at the top of my list, but I'm waiting for them to NOT be the most expensive option on literally every route they fly lol. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
At the time of writing TG was maintaining a twice weekly A350 service. To my knowledge it’s on pause during the Tết period and will resume next month. TG556/557 if I remember correctly. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@@tfft Good to know, thanks. I'm supposed to travel later in Feb and ended up going with VN because I won't subject myself to WE anymore... Keep up the great videos.
I am so sorry for what you had experienced. As a local, I am also pity the state of various government subsidiaries in Thailand. It’s another consequence from the biggest shareholder’s actions in the past since TG is in deep trouble therefore the subsidiary will also be in one. On the other hand, the biggest shareholder of TG is the government which is now also in another level of deep trouble, cannot look over their shoulder to pump up some money onto TG like before. For me personally, those companies cannot even upholding their own values to project to the stakeholders. I would stay clearly away from them
Personally, I think TG is in a good position now. Meaning, I know their situation is bad... but we all know TG will not go bankrupt and dissappear- the ariline is needed for the country. So, I'm optimistic that finally now that the government is not pumping money into the operaiton that we will start to soon see some "smart" operational decision and perhaps a small yearly profit within 5 years. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Subscribed. Are you doing this content creation full time ( using own funds) or your job allows you to stay at all these hotels? Just wondering, how does one get the funds and time to travel so much.
Yes, I'm doing this full time. Any content creators that can produce 2-3 long format videos per week and have another job are magicians 😂 haha. Just like any other business, content creation is one that requires investment, so yes, my funds and time are part of that. Thanks for watching and subscribing 🙏
I’m sorry but you got unlucky 😂😂😂 HS-DBG is like 20 years old that’s the only aircraft that the seats suck thank god all my flights was on brand new aircraft
Your bad experience seems to be due to buying a premium seat for a 40 minute flight, then finding the plane was half empty. Hardly the airlines fault. Nok we’re always my first choice for lcc domestic, as they had the best online booking system by far.
Literally has nothing to do with my bad experience. NOK requires you to sit in your assigned seat, and I wanted to be in the front of the aircraft. So why on earth would the load capacity have anything to do with them offering a substandard product? Silliness.
I laughed at the Nok Nok joke a little bit too much than I care to admit. But please don’t knock serviceable budget airlines like them 😢 Not too much, at least 😁
I mean, I’m only Noking them (😉😉) relative to the airlines that fly the same routes for the same price. In general I enjoy LCCs, but NOK can certainly better. But, I’m glad you enjoyed the joke haha. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Don't you know that NOK air is now filing for Chapter 11 ,in simple word "Bankrupt airline".It does not surprised me that NOK air is downgrading in every aspect.
NOK Air filed for Bankrupcy in July 2020. Countless airlines across the globe did the same. The problems that I found on my flight though all existed prior to July 2020.
@@tfft with routes that aren’t as profitable and inflation ballooning, airlines will spend $ on the more profitable routes and possibly eke out a few more years with planes that are not pristine used on routes like you took.
Former Nok FA here. The wait times for refurbishment are 18-20 months. Eventually theyll get upgraded. If you live in Northern bangkok its better to fly nok to don mueang than it is flying to Suvarnabhumi. At least an hour added to your day if fly another airline.
This is the one and only airline that was able to fly me from Phuket to Chiang Mai in the middle of the pandemic in August '21. Despite many (I would say all) airlines grounding their flights, Nok Air continued to operate and provided a crucial connection for me from Phuket to Chiang Mai after staying in the Phuket Sandbox for two weeks. I couldn't have been more grateful to Nok Air for their efforts to keep flying during such a difficult time. Nok Air, along with Qatar Always will always have a place in my heart for their services during a challenging time.
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@@steveypeppers9324 Think it's more that the world went full redacted and some airlines actually let us live life. It was BS.
I discovered this channel around a month ago, and I love it! You deserve more subscribers! Your reviews are very good quality, great to watch, entertaining, useful and they include everything I'm looking for in a trip report! The videos aren't too long and aren't boring, and I love how you sometimes include information about the destinations and history of the airline. I found your channel as an avgeek only, but you introduced me to hotel reviews, which I never saw before and those are also great! I'm very interested to know: how do you make your flight path maps, like the one at 7:01 in this video? Also, will you be flying Lufthansa anytime soon? I'm curious what you would think about them as I fly LH often from BKK to MUC.
Appreciate that! All of my graphics are created in Keynote. As for LH, I don’t have anything scheduled with them this year but I have flown them before. If nonstop is the priority personally I’d probably fly Thai between MUC and BKK simply because there’s much higher chance (near guarantee) of having all aisle access. I generally have nothing against LH but I think their 2-2-2 offering is a joke for a flag carrier in this day and age- their retrofit should have been done by now. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Gratulalok
Good God, last time I saw such a tight leg room was Jetstar Asia A320. I used to be such a frequent user of DMK back in the day when they wer still BKK. They have such big windows for spotting.
I avoid DMK like the plague to fly out of- flying in I don’t mind lol. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Never heard of this airline…but after your review I won’t forget them 😅 It struck me again how beautiful and elegant the livery of Vietnam Airlines is. Very classy and a beautiful representation of the country! Loved the different airlines taxiing around in this video, always a joy to watch! Thank you for the review! Counting down for Oman Air ⏳
Completly agree about VN's livery. Easily in my top five designs. Thanks as always for the support 🙏
Wise words and humour; a much-appreciated combination!
Someone who 'gets' my humor is also much appreciated 😂 Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Great video! You had me laughing pretty good there with some of your comments on the seats lol
hahaha glad you had a chuckle! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
My first flights between BKK and SGN were even going around Cambodia!
Nokair: enjoyed them in the first years because you had more luggage allowance compared to Airasia. And there was the Nok+ option with wider seats and a pre boarding mini lounge.
Yupp, back in the day I tried them for the first time since they were the only LCC that offered inclusive fares. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
I flew with Nok Air 7 years ago, only twice (Bangkok - Phuket round trip). I remember having a surprisingly good impression: affordable price, punctual, free 15kg checked luggage, free cookies and water on board. I don't know about their service now, but I will likely choose them over Vietjet Air any day.
Moreover, I really liked their colorful liveries and managed to capture some photos at Phuket Airport.
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Been flying with Nok air for years, still a great budget airline
8:31 always funny to see the golf court next to the runway at Don Muang😅
Bangkok, Saigon, Jakarta... golf courses on airport grounds seems to be a thing in SE Asia! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
I flew Nok Hat Yai/ BKK in late Dec due to flooding in southern TH which forced the cancellation of my trip on the train. Nok was the only affordable flight by a long shot i could find for the following day. On time at both ends with a complimentary upgrade to an exit row window. Uneventful and not displeasing. No onboard service at all which felt oddly comforting as there was literally no commotion or noise beyond the engines.
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Looked completely fine for a lcc to me.
I suggest you try out some other (amazing) LCCs in Asia. NOK just doesn’t cut it anymore. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Hearing that you’ll fly Oman air again to muscat makes me so anxious for you since we all remember how bad your last experience was
…This will be my first ever flight on Oman Air… are you thinking of Gulf Air? Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
I have flown Nok numerous times over the last 10 years, including from SGN to DMK in Oct 2022, and never had anything to complain about. It's a low-cost airline and expectations should be tempered accordingly. On a 1 hour flight you don't need a snack and the seat pitch is largely irrelevant. There is always the option to pay for an exit row (which I invariably do because I am 6'4" tall). Thai Airways has gone downhill a lot further and Vietnam Airlines is nothing to write home about. The best service from SGN to BKK is VietJet, IMO.
Agree that one shouldn’t be expecting QSuites- as I said in the video, the experience is relative to the 8 other airlines that fly the same route, for the same price (or less), in much more comfortable planes- even Bamboo was a more pleasant experience and that’s saying something. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Based on my experience Bamboo Airways was slightly better than VietJet 🙏🏻
@@MedianaDhea I think there's always a degree of variability, with different crews, different aircraft, etc., but I generally check VietJet first when I'm heading over to HCMC or Da Nang.
i agree, except for the last 2 sentences. 😅
You deserves more subs
Tell all of your friends 😂 Thanks for the support 🙏🏻
Glad to see the golf course is still there
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
I have flown Nok a fair few times so I knew what to expect in the video but I wanted to just mention that I flew Thai Lion a few months back, also on an old 737-800 from DMK up here to Udon Thani and I was also shocked about the state of the cabin interior and seats. Compared to the competition from Udon Thani (Air Asia, Vietjet and Thai Smile), Nok and Lion's planes just seem like they've passed their sell-by date.
Yeah, Lion Air (the whole group) is really they high up there on my “I’d love to fly them” list haha. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
The best part is their callsign "Big Bird"
Haha that was the call sign of NokScoot, but it was a clever one! Thanks for watching 🩴
Like your presentation style
Appreciate that! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Interesting video. Got a good laugh at Nok Air's livery (especially the nose of the aircraft). From your video, it has just told me one airline to avoid (not that I see myself in that part of the world anytime soon). Keep up the good work Kevin.
It is pretty brillant marketing I'm ngl, I just wish the product itself was as good! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@@tfft You're welcome Kevin. Although, these days, I restrict my travels to the US and Great Britain (read: Scotland) and hopefully open it up to Europe (read: Yugoslavia) and the Far East (read: Japan), it is always good to get honest reviews of the other airlines out there.
@@tfft Sometimes, depending on the flight itself, it is possible to overlook minor inconveniences in order to get from Point A to Point B but that depends on what is defined as "minor inconveniences"
@@tfft Did you know Nok means bird in Thai?
Excellent quality ❤
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
love their colorful livery
Me too! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Omg the "get it together" category caught me by surprise🤣🤣🤣🤣
I knew someone would appreciate it 😊
@The Flip Flop Traveller i catch small details sometimes!!!!!
I fly nok air a lot to udon thani, never had a Problem all the flights where professionell.
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Bangkok is colder than Saigon in December to January
Hmmm… No that’s not correct lol. But even if it was, ok…?
HS-DBG such a beautiful livery! How old was she?
16. Thanks for watching 🩴
Glad i discovered this channel, really enjoy the flight reviews, looking forward to the Oman air reviews. Oh and any plans to fly Emirates first on their 5th freedom route to HK?
I have 2 Emirates First flights this year, but not to HKG ☺️ Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
5:44 this something I cannot understand. There is a huge supply of new/ second hand refurbishment parts. These don’t require high tech disassembly. And Thailand has quite some local manufacturing of airplane interior parts. So?
Second hadn refurbishment requires money too 😅
Thanks
EasyJet doesn't offer free snacks and you didnt mention how they greased that landing. The cabin is a shambles though but this seems like one of their older planes.
Hmm. I never said they offer free snacks lol.
i would like to see you try starlux economy class
Starlux is certainly at the top of my list, but I'm waiting for them to NOT be the most expensive option on literally every route they fly lol. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
I beg to differ. At least on domestic flights, I actually *prefer* Nok Air to, say, AirAsia whose seats are harder and have less leg room.
And therein lies the beauty of the internet 🙃 Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Can you show the wing while takeoff and landing? Please
Unfortunately I cannot move the wing 🙃
Just look out the window
Just a note that TG is not flying this route anymore; they have given it over to WE (Thai Smile) so VN is the only full service carrier left.
At the time of writing TG was maintaining a twice weekly A350 service. To my knowledge it’s on pause during the Tết period and will resume next month. TG556/557 if I remember correctly. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@@tfft Good to know, thanks. I'm supposed to travel later in Feb and ended up going with VN because I won't subject myself to WE anymore... Keep up the great videos.
I’m flying WE next month so you don’t have to! 😅
@@tfft Thanks for taking the bullet for me. LOL
You and i are polar opposites. Im so bad w geography and directions; i straight up thought dmk was denmark LOLOL
#mapsarelife 😄 Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@The Flip Flop Traveller for me, ots #googlemapsarelife🤓
I am so sorry for what you had experienced. As a local, I am also pity the state of various government subsidiaries in Thailand. It’s another consequence from the biggest shareholder’s actions in the past since TG is in deep trouble therefore the subsidiary will also be in one. On the other hand, the biggest shareholder of TG is the government which is now also in another level of deep trouble, cannot look over their shoulder to pump up some money onto TG like before.
For me personally, those companies cannot even upholding their own values to project to the stakeholders. I would stay clearly away from them
Personally, I think TG is in a good position now. Meaning, I know their situation is bad... but we all know TG will not go bankrupt and dissappear- the ariline is needed for the country. So, I'm optimistic that finally now that the government is not pumping money into the operaiton that we will start to soon see some "smart" operational decision and perhaps a small yearly profit within 5 years. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Subscribed. Are you doing this content creation full time ( using own funds) or your job allows you to stay at all these hotels? Just wondering, how does one get the funds and time to travel so much.
Yes, I'm doing this full time. Any content creators that can produce 2-3 long format videos per week and have another job are magicians 😂 haha. Just like any other business, content creation is one that requires investment, so yes, my funds and time are part of that. Thanks for watching and subscribing 🙏
@@tfft thank you for your reply
Nok air has it good and bad points. 1 reason why I avoid nok air = sudden change of departing time
Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Thanks - good review
Been a while since I flew into ‘Dong Moong’ - you need to work on that!😂
If I was fluent in every language on earth, I wouldn't have a channel on TH-cam ;)
Wow. Good to know about this airline. And I thought vietjet air was uncomfortable…
Vietjet is pure luxe in comparison lol. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
I’m sorry but you got unlucky 😂😂😂 HS-DBG is like 20 years old that’s the only aircraft that the seats suck thank god all my flights was on brand new aircraft
Based on your handle, I’ll take your word for it haha.
8:47 She just shy
Thanks for watching 🩴
Seems like you caught a cold. If you did, get well soon.
This is the "when it's raining during dry season" voice 😉
Your bad experience seems to be due to buying a premium seat for a 40 minute flight, then finding the plane was half empty. Hardly the airlines fault. Nok we’re always my first choice for lcc domestic, as they had the best online booking system by far.
Literally has nothing to do with my bad experience. NOK requires you to sit in your assigned seat, and I wanted to be in the front of the aircraft. So why on earth would the load capacity have anything to do with them offering a substandard product? Silliness.
I laughed at the Nok Nok joke a little bit too much than I care to admit. But please don’t knock serviceable budget airlines like them 😢 Not too much, at least 😁
I mean, I’m only Noking them (😉😉) relative to the airlines that fly the same routes for the same price. In general I enjoy LCCs, but NOK can certainly better. But, I’m glad you enjoyed the joke haha. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
Don't you know that NOK air is now filing for Chapter 11 ,in simple word "Bankrupt airline".It does not surprised me that NOK air is downgrading in every aspect.
NOK Air filed for Bankrupcy in July 2020. Countless airlines across the globe did the same. The problems that I found on my flight though all existed prior to July 2020.
Why are you use Saigon?
Come again?
@@tfft Saigon's name was changed to Ho Chi Minh City. Or did I misunderstand something?
Saigon (Sài Gòn) is still the colloquial spoken name for the city used by the majority of Saigonese.
I think with inflation we will see more interiors like this. I wouldn’t fit in those seats. Sounds very uncomfortable. Think I would skip this flight.
I don't see how the two are connected lol, but Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
@@tfft with routes that aren’t as profitable and inflation ballooning, airlines will spend $ on the more profitable routes and possibly eke out a few more years with planes that are not pristine used on routes like you took.
You so unlucky you seat on most older plane in NOK AIR fleet
Oh well!
You say a bad joke but still gave 72/100? Weird.
I break down my score for all to see lol. Not gonna subtract points just for fun. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻
70 for getting safely to destination
Do air india but also mention it's price
The price of every flight and hotel I review is in the description.
@@tfft air india pls??
The dates are in the description 😉
Former Nok FA here. The wait times for refurbishment are 18-20 months. Eventually theyll get upgraded.
If you live in Northern bangkok its better to fly nok to don mueang than it is flying to Suvarnabhumi. At least an hour added to your day if fly another airline.
I’ll take your word for it 😉 Thanks for watching 🩴
@@tfft you know how traffic is here 😄