This is a list of airlines currently operating in Thailand holding Air Operator Certificates (AOC) issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT)
Airline | Image | ICAO | IATA | Callsign | Type | Alliance | History | Fleet | Notes | |
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Founded | Commenced operations | |||||||||
Bangkok Airways | BKP | PG | BANGKOK AIR | Regional | None | 1968 | 1986 | 27 | Founded as Sahakol Air and commenced operations in 1986 as Bangkok Airways. [1] | |
Nok Air | NOK | DD | NOK AIR | Low-cost | Value Alliance | 2004 | 2004 | 14 | Subsidiary of Nok Airlines Public Company Limited | |
Thai AirAsia | AIQ | FD | THAI ASIA | Low-cost | None | 2003 | 2004 | 55 | Subsidiary of Asia Aviation Public Company Limited | |
Thai AirAsia X | TAX | XJ | EXPRESS WING | Long-haul Low-cost | None | 2013 | 2014 | 8 | Subsidiary of Asia Aviation Public Company Limited | |
Thai Airways International | THA | TG | THAI | Full-service Flag carrier | Star Alliance | 1960 | 1988 | 77 | Founded in 1960, merged with Thai Airways Company's domestic operations in 1988. [2] Founding member of Star Alliance [3] | |
Thai Lion Air | TLM | SL | MENTARI | Low-cost | None | 2013 | 2013 | 20 | Subsidiary of Lion Air | |
Thai Summer Airways | AST | 9T | THAI SUMMER | Low-cost | None | 2018 | 2023 | 2 | ||
Thai VietJet Air | TVJ | VZ | THAIVIET JET | Low-cost | None | 2014 | 2015 | 18 | Subsidiary of VietJet Air |
Airline | Image | ICAO | IATA | Callsign | History | Notes | |
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Founded | Commenced operations | ||||||
Budget Lines | BGN | BD | SKYBUDDY | 2014 | Air Taxi | ||
MJets | 2007 | 2010 | Private Jet Services | ||||
Siam Land Flying | 1991 | Private Jet Services | |||||
Vip Jets | 2008 | Private Jet Services | |||||
Siam Seaplane | 2019 | 2023 | Charter Services |
Airline | Image | ICAO | IATA | Callsign | History | Fleet | Notes | |
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Founded | Commenced operations | |||||||
Budget Lines | BGN | BD | SKYBUDDY | 2022 | 2 | |||
Air People International | APG | 3D | AIR PEOPLE | 1986 | ||||
K-Mile Air | KMI | 8K | KAY-MILE AIR | 2004 | 2006 | 5 | [4] | |
Pattaya Airways | 2023 | 1 | ||||||
Thai Express Air | TXZ | EX | EXPRESS AIR | 2013 |
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