Thai Lion Mentari Co. Ltd, trading asThai Lion Air (Thai: ไทยไลอ้อนแอร์), is a Thai low-cost airline,[1] operating with Thai partners as an associate company of Lion Air of 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[]
Main article: Lion Air Group destinations
Fleet[]
Current Fleet[]
A Thai Lion Air Boeing 737-800
A Thai Lion Air Boeing 737-900ER
As of May 2021, the Thai Lion Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:[5][6]
Thai Lion Air fleet
Aircraft
In service
Orders
Passengers
Notes
Boeing 737-800
6
—
189
Boeing 737-900ER
4
—
209
Boeing 737 MAX 9
3
1
221
Total
13
1
Former Fleet[]
The airline fleet previously included the following aircraft as of May 2021:[7]