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Thai Lion Air

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Thai Lion Air
ไทยไลอ้อนเเอร์
IATA ICAO Call sign
SL TLM MENTARI
Founded4 December 2013; 11 years ago (2013-12-04)
Operating basesDon Mueang International Airport
Fleet size25
Destinations50
Parent companyLion Air Group
HeadquartersDon Mueang district, Bangkok, Thailand
Key peopleAtsawin Yangkiratiwon (CEO)
Websitewww.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 the Indonesian Lion Air.[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]

History

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Its inaugural flight was on December 4, 2013 on the 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 Airport and Bangkok.

Destinations

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As of September 2024, Thai Lion Air flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Cambodia Siem Reap Siem Reap International Airport Airport closed
China Changzhou Changzhou Benniu International Airport
Changsha Changsha Huanghua International Airport
Chengdu Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Terminated
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
Chongqing Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport [5]
Guangzhou Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Haikou Haikou Meilan International Airport
Hangzhou Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
Hefei Hefei Xinqiao International Airport
Jinan Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport
Kunming Kunming Changshui International Airport Terminated
Nanchang Nanchang Changbei International Airport [5]
Nanjing Nanjing Lukou International Airport
Ningbo Ningbo Lishe International Airport
Quanzhou Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport [5]
Shanghai Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Shenzhen Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
Taiyuan Taiyuan Wusu International Airport Charter
Tianjin Tianjin Binhai International Airport
Wuhan Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
Xi'an Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
Xuzhou Xuzhou Guanyin International Airport Terminated
Zhengzhou Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport
Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport
India Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Airport [6]
Amritsar Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport
Bengaluru Kempegowda International Airport
Chennai Chennai International Airport [7]
Kochi Cochin International Airport [8]
Kolkata Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport [9]
Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
Indonesia Denpasar Ngurah Rai International Airport [10]
Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta International Airport
Medan Kualanamu International Airport Terminated
Japan Fukuoka Fukuoka Airport Terminated
Nagoya Chubu Centrair International Airport Terminated
Osaka Kansai International Airport Terminated
Naha Naha Airport Begins 21 January 2025 [11]
Tokyo Narita International Airport
Macau Macau Macau International Airport
Malaysia Penang Penang International Airport
Myanmar Yangon Yangon International Airport Terminated
Nepal Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport
Philippines Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminated
Singapore Singapore Changi Airport
Taiwan Kaohsiung Kaohsiung International Airport Begins 21 January 2025 [11]
Taipei Taoyuan International Airport
Thailand Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport Base
Chiang Mai Chiang Mai International Airport
Chiang Rai Chiang Rai International Airport
Hat Yai Hat Yai International Airport
Hua Hin Hua Hin Airport Terminated
Khon Kaen Khon Kaen Airport
Krabi Krabi International Airport
Nakhon Si Thammarat Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport
Nan Nan Nakhon Airport Terminated
Pattaya U-Tapao International Airport
Phitsanulok Phitsanulok Airport
Phuket Phuket International Airport
Surat Thani Surat Thani International Airport
Trang Trang Airport
Ubon Ratchathani Ubon Ratchathani Airport
Udon Thani Udon Thani International Airport
Vietnam Da Nang Da Nang International Airport Terminated
Hanoi Noi Bai International Airport Terminated
Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International Airport Terminated

Fleet

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Current fleet

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A Thai Lion Air Boeing 737-800
A Thai Lion Air Boeing 737-900ER

As of November 2024, Thai Lion Air operates the following aircraft:[12][failed verification]

Thai Lion Air fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-800 19 — 189
Boeing 737-900ER 6 1 215
Total 25 1

Former fleet

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Thai Lion Air has previously operated the following aircraft:[citation needed]

Thai Lion Air former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Notes
ATR 72-600 1 2014 2014 Transferred to Wings Air.
Airbus A330-300 3 2017 2020 Transferred to Lion Air and Batik Air.
Airbus A330-900 4 2019 2022 Returned to Lion Air.
Boeing 737 MAX 9 3 2018 2022 Returned to Lion Air.

References

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  1. ^ "Lion Air new Thailand affiliate plans late 2013 launch, providing new competition for AirAsia & Nok".
  2. ^ "Lion Air Sees 32m Passengers This Year on Rising Incomes - Jakarta Globe". 25 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Lion Air to launch Thai subsidiary". Bangkok Post. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013.
  4. ^ "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, 4th 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"
  5. ^ a b c "Thai Lion Air NS24 Mainland China Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Thai Lion Air to launch Ahmedabad-Bangkok direct flight from August".
  7. ^ "Thai Lion Air to Launch Direct Flights Between Chennai and Bangkok from December 15".
  8. ^ "Hello : Bangkok (Don Mueang) to Kochi". Thai Lion Air. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Thai airlines expand routes to capitalise on booming Indian tourism".
  10. ^ "Thai Lion Air, Airline Owned By Conglomerate Rusdi Kirana Re-opens Bali-Bangkok International Route: Ticket Prices Start At IDR 2.69 Million". VOI. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  11. ^ a b "Thai Lion Air plans Kaohsiung/Okinawa 1Q25 launch". aeroroutes.com. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Thai Lion Air Aircrafts [sic]". www.lionairthai.com.
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