List of airlines of Thailand

This is a list of airlines currently operating in Thailand holding Air Operator Certificates (AOC) issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT)

Scheduled airlines

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Type	Alliance	Founded	Commenced operations	Fleet	Notes
Bangkok Airways		PG	BKP	BANGKOK AIR	Regional	None	1968	1986	27	Founded as Sahakol Air and commenced operations in 1986 as Bangkok Airways. [1]
Nok Air		DD	NOK	NOK AIR	Low-cost	Value Alliance	2004	2004	14	Subsidiary of Nok Airlines Public Company Limited
REALLY COOL AIRLINES		-	-	-		none	2025	-	Plans for 3	Planned for 2026 [2]
Thai AirAsia		FD	AIQ	THAI ASIA	Low-cost	None	2003	2004	62	Subsidiary of Asia Aviation Public Company Limited
Thai AirAsia X		XJ	TAX	EXPRESS WING	Long-haul Low-cost	None	2013	2014	10	Subsidiary of Asia Aviation Public Company Limited
Thai Airways International		TG	THA	THAI	Full-service Flag carrier	Star Alliance	1960	1988	79	Founded in 1960, merged with Thai Airways Company's domestic operations in 1988. [3] Founding member of Star Alliance [4]
Thai Lion Air		SL	TLM	MENTARI	Low-cost	None	2013	2013	28	Subsidiary of Lion Air
Thai Summer Airways		9T	AST	THAI SUMMER	Low-cost	None	2018	2023	26
Thai VietJet Air		VZ	TVJ	THAIVIET JET	Low-cost	None	2014	2015	18	Subsidiary of VietJet Air
Ezy Airlines		-	EZT	THAI EZY	Regional	None	2024	2025		Operate both scheduled and charter routes exclusively in Southern Thailand. [5]

Charter airlines

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Founded	Commenced operations	Notes
Budget Lines		BD	BGN	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

Cargo airlines

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Founded	Commenced operations	Fleet	Notes
Budget Lines		BD	BGN	SKYBUDDY	2022		2
Air People International		3D	APG	AIR PEOPLE	1986
K-Mile Air		8K	KMI	KAY-MILE AIR	2004	2006	7	[ citation needed ]
Pattaya Airways					2023		2
Thai Express Air		EX	TXZ	EXPRESS AIR	2013

See also

• List of airlines
• List of defunct airlines of Thailand
• List of airports in Thailand
• Busiest airports in Thailand
• List of defunct airlines of Asia

References

1. Lapromma, Krisada; Kankaew, Kannapat (2019). "Asia's Boutique a Unique Airline: Bangkok Airways as a Case" (PDF). SSRU International Conference 2019. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
2. https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/156084-thailands-really-cool-airlines-delays-launch-to-1q26.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "Annual Report 2014" (PDF). Thai Airways International. 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
4. "Sustainable Development Report 2017" (PDF). Thai Airways International. 2018. p. 13. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
5. "Captain BOBO". captainbobo.com. Retrieved 2025-06-28.