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

| Bangkok–Don Mueang

| 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:

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! style="background:red; color:white;"|Airport

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CambodiaSiem ReapSiem Reap International Airport{{Terminated|Airport Closed}}align=center|
rowspan="23"|ChinaChangzhouChangzhou Benniu International Airportalign=center|align=center|
ChangshaChangsha Huanghua International Airportalign=center|align=center|
rowspan="2"|ChengduChengdu Shuangliu International Airport{{Terminated}}align=center|
Chengdu Tianfu International Airportalign=center|align=center|
ChongqingChongqing Jiangbei International Airportalign=center|align=center|{{cite web |title=Thai Lion Air NS24 Mainland China Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230922-slns24cn |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=22 September 2023}}
GuangzhouGuangzhou Baiyun International Airportalign=center|align=center|
HaikouHaikou Meilan International Airportalign=center|align=center|
HangzhouHangzhou Xiaoshan International Airportalign=center|align=center|
HefeiHefei Xinqiao International Airportalign=center|align=center|
JinanJinan Yaoqiang International Airportalign=center|align=center|
KunmingKunming Changshui International Airport{{Terminated}}align=center|
NanchangNanchang Changbei International Airportalign=center|align=center|
NanjingNanjing Lukou International Airportalign=center|align=center|
NingboNingbo Lishe International Airportalign=center|align=center|
QuanzhouQuanzhou Jinjiang International Airportalign=center|align=center|
ShanghaiShanghai Pudong International Airportalign=center|align=center|
ShenzhenShenzhen Bao'an International Airportalign=center|align=center|
TaiyuanTaiyuan Wusu International Airport{{Airline seasonal|Charter}}align=center|
TianjinTianjin Binhai International Airportalign=center|align=center|
WuhanWuhan Tianhe International Airportalign=center|align=center|
Xi'anXi'an Xianyang International Airportalign=center|align=center|
XuzhouXuzhou Guanyin International Airport{{Terminated}}align=center|
ZhengzhouZhengzhou Xinzheng International Airportalign=center|align=center|
Hong KongHong KongHong Kong International Airportalign=center|align=center|
rowspan="7"|IndiaAhmedabadAhmedabad Airportalign=center|align=center|{{cite web|url=https://lionairthai.com/en/New-Route/Ahmedabad|title=Thai Lion Air to launch Ahmedabad-Bangkok direct flight from August}}
Amritsar|Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airportalign=center|align=center|
BengaluruKempegowda International Airportalign=center|align=center|
ChennaiChennai International Airportalign=center|align=center|{{cite web|url=https://www.livechennai.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=72901|title=Thai Lion Air to Launch Direct Flights Between Chennai and Bangkok from December 15}}
KochiCochin International Airportalign=center|align=center|{{cite web|title=Hello : Bangkok (Don Mueang) to Kochi|url=https://www.lionairthai.com/en/New-Route/Kochi|website=Thai Lion Air|access-date=5 March 2024}}
KolkataNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airportalign=center|align=center|{{cite web|title=Thai airlines expand routes to capitalise on booming Indian tourism|url=https://www.nationthailand.com/business/corporate/40044026}}
MumbaiChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airportalign=center|align=center|
rowspan="3"|IndonesiaDenpasarNgurah Rai International Airportalign=center|align=center|{{Cite web |title=Thai Lion Air, Airline Owned By Conglomerate Rusdi Kirana Re-opens Bali-Bangkok International Route: Ticket Prices Start At IDR 2.69 Million |url=https://voi.id/kr/economy/186038 |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=VOI |language=}}
JakartaSoekarno–Hatta International Airportalign=center|align=center|
MedanKualanamu International Airportalign=center|align=center|
rowspan="5"|JapanFukuokaFukuoka Airport{{Terminated}}align=center|
NagoyaChubu Centrair International Airport{{Terminated}}align=center|
OsakaKansai International Airport{{Terminated}}align=center|
NahaNaha Airportalign=center|align=center|{{Cite web |title=Thai Lion Air plans Kaohsiung/Okinawa 1Q25 launch|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240920-sl1q25khhoka|access-date=20 September 2024|website=aeroroutes.com}}
TokyoNarita International Airportalign=center|align=center|
MacauMacauMacau International Airportalign=center|align=center|
MalaysiaPenangPenang International Airportalign=center|align=center|
MyanmarYangonYangon International Airport{{Terminated}}align=center|
NepalKathmanduTribhuvan International Airportalign=center|align=center|
PhilippinesManilaNinoy Aquino International Airport{{Terminated}}align=center|
SingaporeSingaporeChangi Airportalign=center|align=center|
rowspan="2"|TaiwanKaohsiungKaohsiung International Airportalign=center|align=center|
TaipeiTaoyuan International Airport{{airline hub|Base}}align=center|
rowspan="16"|ThailandBangkokDon Mueang International Airport{{airline hub|Base}}align=center|
Chiang MaiChiang Mai International Airportalign=center|align=center|
Chiang RaiChiang Rai International Airportalign=center|align=center|
Hat YaiHat Yai International Airportalign=center|align=center|
Hua HinHua Hin Airport{{Terminated}}align=center|
Khon KaenKhon Kaen Airportalign=center|align=center|
KrabiKrabi International Airportalign=center|align=center|
Nakhon Si ThammaratNakhon Si Thammarat Airportalign=center|align=center|
NanNan Nakhon Airport{{Terminated}}align=center|
PattayaU-Tapao International Airportalign=center|align=center|
PhitsanulokPhitsanulok Airportalign=center|align=center|
PhuketPhuket International Airportalign=center|align=center|
Surat ThaniSurat Thani International Airportalign=center|align=center|
TrangTrang Airportalign=center|align=center|
Ubon RatchathaniUbon Ratchathani Airportalign=center|align=center|
Udon ThaniUdon Thani International Airportalign=center|align=center|
rowspan="3"|VietnamDa NangDa Nang International Airport{{Terminated}}align=center|
HanoiNoi Bai International Airport{{Terminated}}align=center|
Ho Chi Minh CityTan Son Nhat International Airport{{Terminated}}align=center|

= Interline agreements =

Thai Lion Air currently has Interline agreements with APG Airlineshttps://www.apgiet.com/all-partner-airlines.html and its parent company Lion Airhttps://www.lionair.co.id/en/about-us/our-network#:~:text=Our%20interline%20arrangements%20with%20Batik,routes%20and%20157%20additional%20destinations.

Fleet

=Current fleet=

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{{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

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

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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