Thai Lion Air

Thai Lion Air
ไทยไลอ้อนแอร์
IATA ICAO Callsign
SL TLM MENTARI
Founded 4 December 2013
Hubs Don Mueang International Airport
Alliance Lion Group
Fleet size 20
Destinations 12
Company slogan Freedom to Fly
Parent company National Aerospace & Defence Industries Sdn Bhd (51%)[1]
Headquarters 89/46 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Sanam Bin Sub-district, Don Mueang District, Bangkok, Thailand
Key people Atsawin Yangkiratiwon (CEO)
Website www.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 based in 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]

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

China
Indonesia
Myanmar
Singapore
Thailand

Future (2016)[6]

Fleet

Thai Lion Air livery is essentially the same as its parent company, Lion Air and all Lion Air's subsidiaries except Batik Air, with the addition of "Thai" at the upper left of "LION". The Thai Lion Air fleet includes the following aircraft (as of October 2015):[7]

Aircraft In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-800 7 8 189
Boeing 737-900ER 13[8] 3 215
Total 20 9

References

  1. 1 2 http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/lion-air-new-thailand-affiliate-plans-late-2013-launch-providing-new-competition-for-airasia--nok-129966
  2. ↑ http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/business/lion-air-sees-32m-passengers-this-year-on-rising-incomes/
  3. ↑ http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/aviation/351235/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. 1 2 "Thai Lion Air Files 2 China Routes from late-May 2016". airlineroute. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  6. ↑ http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/thai-lion-air-accelerates-international-expansion-with-beijing-hanoi-ho-chi-minh-jakarta--yangon-270630
  7. ↑ 16 June 2015. "Thai Lion Air Fleet in Planespotters.net". planespotters.net. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
  8. ↑ http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/tourism/466665/thai-lion-still-baring-its-claws

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