Thai low-cost airline NokScoot shuts down amid losses


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BANGKOK, June 27 (AP): Thailand's low-cost carrier NokScoot, which is partly owned by Singapore Airlines, said its board of directors decided to liquidate the company as the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic dimmed prospects for its recovery.

The airline, a joint venture between Singapore-based Scoot and Nok Airlines Plc, has not recorded a full-year profit since its inception in 2014.

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