Thai AirAsia X
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| Founded | 2014 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Don Mueang International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 5 | ||||||
| Company slogan | Now Everyone Can Fly Xtra Long | ||||||
| Parent company | Asia Aviation Public Company Limited[1] | ||||||
| Headquarters | 222 Don Mueang International Airport, 3rd Floor, Central Office Building, Room No. 3200 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Don Mueang Bangkok, Thailand 10210 | ||||||
| Key people | Nadda Buranasiri[2] | ||||||
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Thai AirAsia X (Thai: ไทยแอร์เอเชีย เอกซ์) is a joint venture of Malaysian long haul low-fare airline AirAsia X. It serves Thai AirAsia's regularly scheduled long haul international flights from Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport.
Thai AirAsia X launched its first destination to Seoul-Incheon on 17 June 2014 followed by Osaka-Kansai and Tokyo-Narita on 1 September 2014.
Thai AirAsia X is the medium and long-haul operation of the brand Thai AirAsia. The franchise is able to keep costs down by using a common ticketing system, aircraft livery, employee uniforms, and management style.
History
ON 18 September 2013 AirAsiaX signed a shareholders agreement with Tassapon Bijleveld and Julpas Krueospon to establish a joint venture co-operation for a long-haul low cost airline, a Thai company named Thai AirAsia X Company Limited was started in which AirAsia took a 49% share.[3]
On 3 February 2014 Thai AirAsia X received an Air Operators Certificate from the Department of Civil Aviation of Thailand which allowed the airline to apply for permits and slots for the intended routes.[3] The airline will lease two Airbus A330-300s from an AirAsia subsidiary
Destinations
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Thailand
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Japan
- Tokyo - Narita International Airport
- Osaka - Kansai International Airport
- Sapporo - New Chitose Airport (temporary suspension of flights from August 1, 2015).[4]
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South Korea
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China
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Iran
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Oman
Fleet
The Thai AirAsia X fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[5]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| P | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A330-300 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 365 | 377 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.aavplc.com/index.html?menu=home&lang=en
- ↑ http://www.airasia.com/th/th/press-releases/aax-thai-airasia-x-to-fly-to-narita-osaka.page
- 1 2 AAX Quarterly Announcement Q4 2013
- ↑ % E0% B8% 98% , the red flag of the ICAO.
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2016): 34.
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