Thai Lion Air
ไทยไลอ้อนเเอร์
IATA ICAO Callsign
SL TLM MENTARI
Founded4 December 2013; 10 years ago (2013-12-04)
Operating basesDon Mueang International Airport
Fleet size20
Destinations50
Parent companyLion Air
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 Lion Air of 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]

History

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

Main article: Lion Air Group 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 begins 1 April 2024 [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 [6]
Nanjing Nanjing Lukou International Airport
Ningbo Ningbo Lishe International Airport
Quanzhou Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport begins 3 April 2024 [7]
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 Terminated
India Bangalore Kempegowda International Airport
Kochi Cochin International Airport begins 4 April 2024 [8]
Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
Indonesia Denpasar Ngurah Rai International Airport Terminated
Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta International Airport
Medan Kuala Namu International Airport Terminated
Japan Fukuoka Fukuoka Airport Terminated
Nagoya Chubu Centrair International Airport Terminated
Osaka Kansai International Airport Terminated
Tokyo Narita International Airport
Macau Macau International Airport
Malaysia Penang Penang International Airport Terminated
Myanmar Yangon Yangon International Airport Terminated
Nepal Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport
Philippines Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminated
Singapore Changi Airport
Taiwan Taipei Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Thailand Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport Base
Chiang Mai Chiang Mai International Airport
Chiang Rai Mae Fah Luang - 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

Current fleet

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

As of December 2023, Thai Lion Air operates the following aircraft:[9][10]

Thai Lion Air fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-800 16 — 189
Boeing 737-900ER 4 — 209
Total 20 —

Former fleet

The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft as of May 2021:[11]

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 the parent company Lion Air

References

  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".
  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. ^ "Thai Lion Air NS24 Mainland China Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Thai Lion Air NS24 Mainland China Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Thai Lion Air NS24 Mainland China Network Additions". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Hello : Bangkok (Don Mueang) to Kochi". Thai Lion Air. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Thai Lion Air Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net.
  10. ^ "Thai Lion Air Aircrafts [sic]". www.lionairthai.com.
  11. ^ "Thai Lion Air Fleet in Planespotters.net". planespotters.net. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 2015-06-16.

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