Nok Air asks for operational fee waivers to help restart Betong flights at end of April

I just need a little help from my friends. That’s the song Thailand budget airline Nok Air is singing, as it calls for additional support to cover its operational costs, in order to continue servicing its Betong and Nakhom Ratchasima flights. The news comes just days after the beleaguered airline signed a memorandum of understanding with local tourism agencies to resume flights to Betong beginning April 29.

The misfire to launch a new airport and flights into Southern Thailand is now in rescue mode with Not Air looking to the southern tourism organisations and travel agents to help make the new airport and route work.

According to the agreement, Nok Air will resume flights for a period of three months, during which tourism operators have pledged to sell 2,500 Betong tour packages and fill 70% of each flight — or 60 of 86 seats. But with the first flight just weeks away, the…