Thai Lion Air

Thai Lion Air
ไทยไลอ้อนแอร์
IATA
SL		 ICAO
TLM		 Callsign
MENTARI
Founded 4 December 2013
Hubs Don Mueang International Airport
Alliance Lion Group
Fleet size 10
Destinations 8
Company slogan Freedom to Fly
Parent company National Aerospace & Defence Industries Sdn Bhd (51%)[1]
Headquarters 89/46 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Sanam Bin Sub-district, Don Mueang District, Bangkok, Thailand
Website www.lionairthai.com

Thai Lion Mentari Co. Ltd, trading as Thai Lion Air (Thai: ไทยไลอ้อนแอร์), is a Thai low-cost airline,[1] operating with Thai partners as an associate company of Lion Air based in 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 and Bangkok.

Destinations

Main article: Lion Air destinations
 Thailand
 Indonesia

Fleet

Thai Lion Air livery is essentially the same with its parent company, Lion Air and all Lion Air's subsidiaries except Batik Air, with the addition of "Thai" at the upper left of "LION". The Thai Lion Air fleet includes the following aircraft (as of April 2015):[5]

Aircraft Photograph In Fleet Orders Passengers Notes
Boeing 737-900ER 10[6] — 215
Total 10 —

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/lion-air-new-thailand-affiliate-plans-late-2013-launch-providing-new-competition-for-airasia--nok-129966
  2. ↑ http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/business/lion-air-sees-32m-passengers-this-year-on-rising-incomes/
  3. ↑ http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/aviation/351235/lion-air-to-launch-thai-subsidiary
  4. ↑ "Contact." Thai Lion Air. Retrieved on 12 April 2014. "Head Office Address: 89/46 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Sanambin Sub-District, Don Mueang District, Bangkok 10210, Thailand" and " Airport Office Address : Room 4313A, 4 th floor, Terminal 1 Building, Don Mueang International Airport 222 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Sanambin Sub-District, Don Mueang District, Bangkok 10210, Thailand" - Addresses in Thai: "สำนักงานใหญ่ 89/46 ถนนวิภาวดีรังสิต แขวงสนามบิน เขตดอนเมือง กรุงเทพฯ 10210" and " สำนักงานท่าอากาศยานดอนเมือง: ห้อง 4313A ชั้น 4 อาคารผู้โดยสาร 1 ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติดอนเมือง เลขที่ 222 ถนนวิภาวดีรังสิต แขวงสนามบิน เขตดอนเมือง กรุงเทพฯ 10210"
  5. ↑ 7 December 2014. "Thai Lion Air Fleet in Planespotters.net". planespotters.net. Retrieved 2014-12-07.
  6. ↑ http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/tourism/466665/thai-lion-still-baring-its-claws

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