Thai AirAsia X
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Founded | 18 September 2013 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 17 June 2014 | ||||||
Operating bases | |||||||
Fleet size | 10 | ||||||
Destinations | 11 | ||||||
Parent company | Asia Aviation Public Company Limited[1] | ||||||
Headquarters | Don Mueang, Bangkok, Thailand | ||||||
Key people | Nadda Buranasiri[2] | ||||||
Website | www |
Thai AirAsia X (Thai: ไทยแอร์เอเชีย เอกซ์) is a Thai long-haul low-fare airline headquartered and based at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok. It is a joint venture of AirAsia X from Malaysia and Thai AirAsia.
History[]
On 18 September 2013 AirAsia X signed a shareholders agreement with Tassapon Bijleveld and Julpas Krueospon to establish a joint venture co-operation for a long-haul low-cost airline, a Thai company named Thai AirAsia X Company Limited was started in which AirAsia took a 49% share.[3] Thai AirAsia X is the medium and long-haul operation of the brand Thai AirAsia. The franchise can keep costs down by using a common ticketing system, aircraft livery, employee uniforms, and management style.
On 3 February 2014 Thai AirAsia X received an Air Operators Certificate from the Department of Civil Aviation of Thailand which allowed the airline to apply for permits and slots for the intended routes.[3] Thai AirAsia X launched its first destination to Seoul/Incheon on 17 June 2014 followed by Osaka Kansai and Tokyo Narita on 1 September 2014.
In December 2016, Thai AirAsia X announced the end of services to the Middle East by subsequently cancelling all flights to Tehran and Muscat.[4]
In August 2019, Thai AirAsia X took delivery of its first Airbus A330neo aircraft.[5]
Destinations[]
As of May 2020, Thai AirAsia X operates or has previously operated to the following destinations:
Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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Australia | Brisbane | Brisbane Airport | Terminated | [6] |
China | Nanchang | Nanchang Changbei International Airport | ||
Shanghai | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | |||
Shenyang | Shenyang Taoxian International Airport | |||
Tianjin | Tianjin Binhai International Airport | |||
Croatia | Zagreb | Zagreb International Airport | Terminated | [7] |
Georgia | Tbilisi | Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport | Terminated | [8] |
Iran | Tehran | Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport | Terminated | [9][4] |
Japan | Fukuoka | Fukuoka Airport | ||
Nagoya | Chubu Centrair International Airport | |||
Osaka | Kansai International Airport | |||
Sapporo | New Chitose Airport | |||
Tokyo | Narita International Airport | |||
Oman | Muscat | Muscat International Airport | Terminated | [10][4] |
South Korea | Seoul | Incheon International Airport | ||
Thailand | Bangkok | Don Mueang International Airport | Hub |
Fleet[]
The Thai AirAsia X fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of January 2020):[11][12]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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P | E | Total | ||||
Airbus A330-300 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 365 | 377 | All 233t variant. 2 were former Dragonair aircraft. 2 were former China Eastern Airlines aircraft. 1 were former Aeroflot aircraft. 1 were former Singapore Airlines aircraft. |
— | 367 | 367 | ||||
Airbus A330-900 | 2 | — | 12 | 365 | 377 | 242t variant. The second A330neo operator in Asia. Originally ordered from WOW air. |
Total | 10 | 1 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "ASIA Aviation Public Company Limited". www.aavplc.com.
- ^ "AirAsia X & Thai AirAsia X To Commence Flights To Narita & Osaka From Kuala Lumpur & Bangkok - AirAsia". www.airasia.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "AAX Quarterly Announcement Q4 2013" (PDF).
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Thai AirAsia X to axe Middle Eastern services".
- ^ Nick Wenzel (10 August 2019). "The AirAsia X becomes Airbus A330neo operator". International Flight Network. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Travel Advisory : Thai AirAsia X (XJ) Suspends Bangkok-Brisbane Route". Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ https://simpleflying.com/air-asia-croatia-flights/
- ^ Kvaratskheliya, Ketevan (8 October 2019). "Thai Air Asia X to Carry out Direct Bangkok-Tbilisi Flights". Georgia Today on the Web. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "AirAsia X now flies direct to Tehran from Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok!" (Press release). AirAsia Group Berhad. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Thai AirAsia X Celebrates Inaugural Flight to Muscat, Oman" (Press release). AirAsia Group Berhad. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "TAAX plans new routes, fleet growth | Bangkok Post: business". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Thai AirAsia X Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net.
External links[]
Media related to Thai AirAsia X at Wikimedia Commons
- Low-cost carriers
- AirAsia
- Airlines of Thailand
- Airlines established in 2014
- Thai companies established in 2014