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List of airlines of Thailand

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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

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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 60 Subsidiary of Asia Aviation Public Company Limited
Thai AirAsia X TAX XJ EXPRESS WING Long-haul
Low-cost
None 2013 2014 10 Subsidiary of Asia Aviation Public Company Limited
Thai Airways International THA TG THAI Full-service
Flag carrier
Star Alliance 1960 1988 79 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 22 Subsidiary of Lion Air
Thai Summer Airways AST 9T THAI SUMMER Low-cost None 2018 2023 26
Thai VietJet Air TVJ VZ THAIVIET JET Low-cost None 2014 2015 18 Subsidiary of VietJet Air
Really Cool Airlines LUV XW REALLY COOL AIRLINE Long Haul None 2023 2024 - Founded by former CEONok Air
P80 AIRLINE PME P8 P EIGHTY Low-cost None 2023 2024 -
Air Thailand AAQ HB THAI ASIA ATLANTIC Long Haul None 2023 2024 - Subsidiary of Asia Atlantic Airlines
Ezy Airlines Regional None 2023 2024 - Started operations on 1 August 2024
Landarch Airlines Low-cost None 2023 2024 -
Fly Intira IRT 8B THAI BIZ INTIRA Low-cost None 2024 2024 - Starts January 2025
Fly Thaijet FTJ FT Low-cost None 2024 2024 - Starts January 2025

Charter airlines

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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

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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 7 [4]
Pattaya Airways 2023 2
Thai Express Air TXZ EX EXPRESS AIR 2013

See also

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References

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  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.