Thai Lion Air
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Founded | 4 December 2013 | ||||||
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Hubs | Don Mueang International Airport | ||||||
Alliance | Lion Group | ||||||
Fleet size | 22 | ||||||
Destinations | 12 | ||||||
Company slogan | Freedom to Fly | ||||||
Parent company | National Aerospace & Defence Industries Sdn Bhd (51%)[1] | ||||||
Headquarters | 89/46 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Sanam Bin Sub-district, Don Mueang District, Bangkok, Thailand | ||||||
Key people | Atsawin Yangkiratiwon (CEO) | ||||||
Website | www.lionairthai.com |
Thai Lion Mentari Co. Ltd, trading as Thai Lion Air (Thai: ไทยไลอ้อนแอร์), is a Thai low-cost airline,[1] operating with Thai partners as an associate company of Lion Air based in Indonesia.[2] The carrier operates from Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport,[3] with plans to serve domestic and international scheduled flights from other cities in Thailand. Its head office is in the Don Mueang District, Bangkok.[4]
Its inaugural flight was on December 4, 2013 on Bangkok - Chiang Mai route, with full services one day later. Thai Lion Air concluded the agreement with fellow Lion Air subsidiary Malindo Air on December 10, 2013, allowing both carriers to serve the flight between Kuala Lumpur–International and Bangkok.
Destinations
- Bangkok - Don Mueang International Airport (Primary Hub)
- Chiang Mai - Chiang Mai International Airport
- Chiang Rai - Mae Fah Luang International Airport
- Hat Yai - Hat Yai International Airport
- Krabi - Krabi Airport
- Nakhon Si Thammarat - Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport
- Phuket - Phuket International Airport
- Surat Thani - Surat Thani Airport
- Udon Thani - Udon Thani International Airport
- Ubon Ratchathani - Ubon Ratchathani Airport
Future (2016)[5]
- Khon Kaen - Khon Kaen Airport
- Phitsanulok - Phitsanulok Airport
- Beijing - Beijing Capital International Airport
- Ho Chi Minh - Tan Son Nhat International Airport
- Hanoi - Noi Bai International Airport
Fleet
The Thai Lion Air fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of August 2016):[6]
Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Boeing 737-800 | 8 | 8 | 189 | |
Boeing 737-900ER | 14 | — | 215 | |
Total | 22 | 8 |
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft (as of June 2015):[7]
- 2 further Boeing 737-900ER
Thai Lion Air livery is essentially the same as its parent company, Lion Air and all Lion Air's subsidiaries except Batik Air, with the addition of "Thai" at the upper left of "LION".
Fleet gallery
References
- 1 2 http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/lion-air-new-thailand-affiliate-plans-late-2013-launch-providing-new-competition-for-airasia--nok-129966
- ↑ http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/business/lion-air-sees-32m-passengers-this-year-on-rising-incomes/
- ↑ http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/aviation/351235/lion-air-to-launch-thai-subsidiary
- ↑ "Contact." Thai Lion Air. Retrieved on 12 April 2014. "Head Office Address: 89/46 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Sanambin Sub-District, Don Mueang District, Bangkok 10210, Thailand" and " Airport Office Address : Room 4313A, 4 th floor, Terminal 1 Building, Don Mueang International Airport 222 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Sanambin Sub-District, Don Mueang District, Bangkok 10210, Thailand" - Addresses in Thai: "สำนักงานใหญ่ 89/46 ถนนวิภาวดีรังสิต แขวงสนามบิน เขตดอนเมือง กรุงเทพฯ 10210" and " สำนักงานท่าอากาศยานดอนเมือง: ห้อง 4313A ชั้น 4 อาคารผู้โดยสาร 1 ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติดอนเมือง เลขที่ 222 ถนนวิภาวดีรังสิต แขวงสนามบิน เขตดอนเมือง กรุงเทพฯ 10210"
- ↑ http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/thai-lion-air-accelerates-international-expansion-with-beijing-hanoi-ho-chi-minh-jakarta--yangon-270630
- ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)". Airliner World (November 2016): 34.
- ↑ 16 June 2015. "Thai Lion Air Fleet in Planespotters.net". planespotters.net. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
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