Thai Lion Air

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]

Thai Lion Air
ไทยไลอ้อนแอร์
IATA ICAO Callsign
SL TLM MENTARI
Founded4 December 2013 (2013-12-04)
HubsDon Mueang International Airport
Fleet size32
Destinations47
HeadquartersBangkok, Thailand
Key peopleAtsawin Yangkiratiwon (CEO)
Websitewww.lionairthai.com

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

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

As of May 2020, the Thai Lion Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:[5][6]

Thai Lion Air fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A330-900neo 2 — 436[7]
Boeing 737-800 10 6 189
Boeing 737-900ER 19 — 215
Boeing 737 MAX 9 3 1 215 Launch customer
Total 32 9

The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft as of June 2015:[8]

  • ATR 72-600

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. Limited, Bangkok Post Public Company. "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, 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"
  5. "Thai Lion Air Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net.
  6. "Thai Lion Air Aircrafts [sic]". www.lionairthai.com.
  7. https://simpleflying.com/thai-lion-first-airbus-a330-900/
  8. "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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