List of airlines of Thailand

Summary

This is a list of airlines currently operating in Thailand holding Air Operator Certificates (AOC) issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT)

Scheduled airlines edit

Airline Image ICAO IATA Callsign Type Alliance History Fleet Notes
Founded Commenced operations
Bangkok Airways   BKP PG BANGKOK AIR Regional None 1968 1986 27 Founded as Sahakol Air and commenced operations in 1986 as Bangkok Airways.[1]
Nok Air   NOK DD NOK AIR Low-cost Value Alliance 2004 2004 14 Subsidiary of Nok Airlines Public Company Limited
Thai AirAsia   AIQ FD THAI ASIA Low-cost None 2003 2004 55 Subsidiary of Asia Aviation Public Company Limited
Thai AirAsia X   TAX XJ EXPRESS WING Long-haul
Low-cost
None 2013 2014 8 Subsidiary of Asia Aviation Public Company Limited
Thai Airways International   THA TG THAI Full-service
Flag carrier
Star Alliance 1960 1988 75 Founded in 1960, merged with Thai Airways Company's domestic operations in 1988.[2]

Founding member of Star Alliance[3]
Thai Lion Air   TLM SL MENTARI Low-cost None 2013 2013 20 Subsidiary of Lion Air
Thai Summer Airways AST 9T THAI SUMMER Low-cost None 2018 2023 2
Thai VietJet Air   TVJ VZ THAIVIET JET Low-cost None 2014 2015 18 Subsidiary of VietJet Air

Charter airlines edit

Airline Image ICAO IATA Callsign History Notes
Founded Commenced
operations
Budget Lines   BGN BD SKYBUDDY 2014 Air Taxi
MJets   2007 2010 Private Jet Services
Siam Land Flying   1991 Private Jet Services
Vip Jets 2008 Private Jet Services
Siam Seaplane   2019 2023 Charter Services

Cargo airlines edit

Airline Image ICAO IATA Callsign History Fleet Notes
Founded Commenced
operations
Budget Lines BGN BD SKYBUDDY 2022 2
Air People International APG 3D AIR PEOPLE 1986
K-Mile Air   KMI 8K KAY-MILE AIR 2004 2006 5 [4]
Thai Express Air TXZ EX EXPRESS AIR 2013

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Lapromma, Krisada; Kankaew, Kannapat (2019). "Asia's Boutique a Unique Airline: Bangkok Airways as a Case" (PDF). SSRU International Conference 2019. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  2. ^ "Annual Report 2014" (PDF). Thai Airways International. 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "Sustainable Development Report 2017" (PDF). Thai Airways International. 2018. p. 13. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "K-Mile Air Fleet Details and History". planespotters. Retrieved October 2, 2023.