Thai Vietjet Air
Thai Vietjet Air (Thai: ไทยเวียดเจ็ทแอร์) is a Thai low-cost airline and an associate company of Vietnamese airline VietJet Air.
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| Founded | November 2014 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 25 March 2015 | ||||||
| AOC # | 12/2017[1] | ||||||
| Operating bases | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Vietjet Skyclub | ||||||
| Fleet size | 16 | ||||||
| Destinations | 13 | ||||||
| Parent company | VietJet Air | ||||||
| Headquarters | Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand | ||||||
| Website | skyfun | ||||||
Airbus A321 (HS-VKG) of Thai Vietjet Air parked at Suvarnabhumi Airport
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
- Phnom Penh – Phnom Penh International Airport (begins 16 March 2022)[5]
- Gaya – Gaya Airport, seasonal
- 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[7]
- Phuket – Phuket International Airport
- Udon Thani – Udon Thani International Airport[8]
- 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
Fleet
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Thai Vietjet Air Airbus A320, Suvarnabhumi Airport
As of 8 October 2021, the Thai Vietjet Air fleet consists of the following aircraft:[10]
| 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.
- Dusida Worrachaddejchai (15 March 2022). "Thai Vietjet eyes 8 new planes for fleet". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- "Thai Vietjet to Open New Services to Singapore and Taipei". skyfun.vietjetair.com.
- Liu, Jim. "Thai VietJet Air adds Utapao – Vietnam routes in late-Dec 2019". routesonline. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- "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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