Thai Vietjet Air
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Founded | November 2014 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 25 March 2015 | ||||||
AOC # | 12/2017[1] | ||||||
Operating bases | |||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Vietjet Skyclub | ||||||
Fleet size | 16 | ||||||
Destinations | 13 | ||||||
Parent company | VietJet Air | ||||||
Headquarters | Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand | ||||||
Website | skyfun |
Thai Vietjet Air (Thai: ไทยเวียดเจ็ทแอร์) is a Thai low-cost airline and an associate company of Vietnamese airline VietJet Air.
History[]
Thai VietJet Air received its Air Operator's Certificate in November 2014.[2] The carrier commenced operations on 29 March 2015 from its hub in Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport to Phuket International Airport. The airline plans to launch services to Udon Thani later.[3][4]
The airline started operations on 5 December 2014 with a charter flight from Bangkok to Gaya.
Destinations[]
- India
- Gaya - Gaya Airport, seasonal
- Singapore
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Bangkok - Suvarnabhumi Airport, Base
- Chiang Mai - Chiang Mai International Airport
- Chiang Rai - Chiang Rai International Airport
- Krabi - Krabi International Airport
- Pattaya - U-Tapao International Airport[6]
- Phuket - Phuket International Airport
- Udon Thani - Udon Thani International Airport[7]
- Hatyai - Hat Yai International Airport
- Khon Kaen - Khon Kaen Airport
- Nakhon Si Thammarat - Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport
- Ubon Ratchathani - Ubon Ratchathani Airport
- Surat Thani - Surat Thani Airport
- Vietnam
- Can Tho - Can Tho International Airport, charter
- Da Lat - Lien Khuong Airport
- Da Nang - Da Nang International Airport[8]
- Ho Chi Minh City - Tan Son Nhat International Airport[6]
Fleet[]
As of 8 October 2021, the Thai Vietjet Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:[9]
Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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Airbus A320-200 | — | 180 | ||
Airbus A321-200 | — | 230 | ||
Total | 16 | — |
References[]
- ^ "List of Thailand Air Operator Certificate Holders". Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Thai Vietjet Air". Airliner World: 15. February 2015.
- ^ Kositchotethana, Boonsong (18 February 2015). "Thai VietJet Air ready for take-off". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Thai VietJet Air starts operations". World Airline News. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Thai Vietjet to Open New Services to Singapore and Taipei". skyfun.vietjetair.com.
- ^ a b Liu, Jim. "Thai VietJet Air adds Utapao – Vietnam routes in late-Dec 2019". routesonline. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/287014/thai-vietjet-air-adds-udon-thani-service-from-nov-2019/
- ^ "Thai VietJet Air adds Bangkok – Da Nang service from Oct 2018". routesonline. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Thai Vietjet Air Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net.
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- Airlines of Thailand
- Airlines established in 2014
- Low-cost carriers
- Thai companies established in 2014