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.jpg) ABoeing 737-800 of Thai Lion Air | |||||||
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| Founded | 4 December 2013; 11 years ago (2013-12-04) | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 28 | ||||||
| Destinations | 50 | ||||||
| Parent company | Lion Air Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Don Mueang district,Bangkok,Thailand | ||||||
| Key people | Atsawin Yangkiratiwon (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Thai Lion Mentari Co. Ltd,trading asThai Lion Air (Thai:ไทยไลอ้อนแอร์), is a Thailow-cost airline[1] operating with Thai partners as an associate company of theIndonesianLion Air.[2] The carrier operates from Bangkok'sDon Mueang International Airport,[3] with plans to serve domestic and international scheduled flights from other cities in Thailand. Its head office is in theDon Mueang District,Bangkok.[4]
Its inaugural flight was on December 4, 2013 on the Bangkok-Chiang Mai route, with full services one day later. Thai Lion Air concluded the agreement with fellow Lion Air subsidiaryMalindo Air on December 10, 2013, allowing both carriers to serve the flight betweenKuala Lumpur International Airport and Bangkok.
As of September 2025[update], Thai Lion Air flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:
Thai Lion Air currently hasInterline agreements withAPG Airlines[13] and its parent companyLion Air[14]
As of August 2025[update], Thai Lion Air operates the following aircraft:[15]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |
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| Boeing 737-800 | 20 | — | 189 | ||
| Boeing 737-900ER | 8 | — | 215 | ||
| Total | 28 | — | |||
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Thai Lion Air has previously operated the following aircraft:[citation needed]
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
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| ATR 72-600 | 1 | 2014 | 2014 | Transferred toWings Air. |
| Airbus A330-300 | 3 | 2017 | 2020 | Transferred toLion Air andBatik Air. |
| Airbus A330-900 | 4 | 2019 | 2022 | Returned toLion Air. |
| Boeing 737 MAX 9 | 3 | 2018 | 2022 | Returned toLion Air. |
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