Thai Lion Air
{{Short description|Low-cost airline of Thailand}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = Thai Lion Air
{{lang|th|ไทยไลอ้อนเเอร์}}
| logo = Thai Lion Air logo.png
| logo_size =
| image = File:Thai Lion Air, HS-LUW, Boeing 737-8GP (46939323544).jpg
| caption = A Boeing 737-800 of Thai Lion Air
| fleet_size = 28
| destinations = 50
| IATA = SL
| ICAO = TLM
| callsign = MENTARI
| founded = {{start date and age|2013|12|04|df=yes}}
| headquarters = Don Mueang district, Bangkok, Thailand
| key_people = Atsawin Yangkiratiwon (CEO)
| bases = {{ubl|class=nowrap
| Taipei–Taoyuan}}
| parent = Lion Air Group
| frequent_flyer =
| lounge =
| alliance =
| website = {{URL|www.lionairthai.com}}
|aoc=|num_employees=}}
Thai Lion Mentari Co. Ltd, trading as Thai Lion Air ({{langx|th|ไทยไลอ้อนแอร์}}), is a Thai low-cost airline{{cite web|url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/lion-air-new-thailand-affiliate-plans-late-2013-launch-providing-new-competition-for-airasia--nok-129966|title=Lion Air new Thailand affiliate plans late 2013 launch, providing new competition for AirAsia & Nok}} operating with Thai partners as an associate company of the Indonesian Lion Air.{{cite web|url=http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/business/lion-air-sees-32m-passengers-this-year-on-rising-incomes/|title=Lion Air Sees 32m Passengers This Year on Rising Incomes - Jakarta Globe|date=25 September 2013}} The carrier operates from Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport,{{cite news|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/aviation/351235/lion-air-to-launch-thai-subsidiary|title=Lion Air to launch Thai subsidiary |work=Bangkok Post |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523002620/http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/aviation/351235/lion-air-to-launch-thai-subsidiary |date=22 May 2013 |archive-date=23 May 2013 |url-status=dead}} with plans to serve domestic and international scheduled flights from other cities in Thailand. Its head office is in the Don Mueang District, Bangkok."[http://www.lionairthai.com/en/Contact 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" - [http://www.lionairthai.com/en/th/Contact 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"
History
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
{{As of|2024|09}}, Thai Lion Air flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:
= Interline agreements =
Fleet
=Current fleet=
{{As of|2024|11}}, Thai Lion Air operates the following aircraft:{{cite web|title=Thai Lion Air Aircrafts [sic]|url=http://www.lionairthai.com/en/ThaiLionAir-Experience/Aircraft|website=www.lionairthai.com|language=en}}{{Failed verification|reason=The source does not state the amount of aircrafts that are in service or have been ordered.|date=October 2024}}
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|+ Thai Lion Air fleet |
Aircraft
!In service !Orders !Passengers !Notes |
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Boeing 737-800
|20 |— |189 | |
Boeing 737-900ER
|8 |— |215 | |
Total
!28 !— !colspan="3"| |
=Former fleet=
{{Unreferenced section|date=October 2024}}
Thai Lion Air has previously operated the following aircraft:{{Cn|date=October 2024}}
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|+ Thai Lion Air former fleet |
Aircraft
!Total !Introduced !Retired !Notes |
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ATR 72-600
|1 |2014 |2014 |Transferred to Wings Air. |
Airbus A330-300
|3 |2017 |2020 |
Airbus A330-900
|4 |2019 |2022 |Returned to Lion Air. |
Boeing 737 MAX 9
|3 |2018 |2022 |Returned to Lion Air. |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{commons category|Thai Lion Air}}
- {{Official website}}
- [http://holidays.lionairthai.com Official Thai Lion Air Holidays website]
- [http://www.lionair.co.id Global Lion Air]
{{Lion Air}}
{{Navbox Airlines of Thailand}}
{{IATA members|asia}}
Category:Low-cost carriers of Thailand
Category:Thai companies established in 2013
Category:Airlines established in 2013