This is a list of defunct airlines of Thailand . [1] [2]
Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced operations | Ceased operations | Notes |
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Air Andaman | 2Y | ADW | Air Andaman | 2000 | 2004 | ||
Air Phoenix | APN | THAI AIR PHOENIX | 2008 | 2009 | |||
Air Siam | VG | 1965 | 1977 | ||||
Angel Air | 8G | NGE | ANGEL AIR | 1998 | 2003 | ||
Asia Atlantic Airlines | HB | AAQ | ASIA ATLANTIC | 2013 | 2018 | ||
Asia Pacific Airlines | 2013 | 2013 | Rebranded as Asia Atlantic Airlines | ||||
Asian Air | DM | DEX | ASIAN AIR | 2013 | 2016 | [3] | |
Bira Air Transport | 1969 | 1974 | |||||
Business Air | 8B | BCC | THAI BIZ | 2009 | 2015 | Rebranded as Intira Airlines | |
City Airways | E8 | GTA | CITY AIRWAYS | 2011 | 2016 | ||
Crystal Thai Airlines | YL | KPS | CRYSTAL THAI | 2010 | 2012 | Rebranded as U Airlines | |
Flyhy Cargo Airlines | W3 | FYH | 2004 | 2005 | |||
Happy Air | HPY | HAPPY TRAVEL | 2009 | 2015 | |||
Intira Airlines | 8B | BCC | THAI BIZ | 2015 | 2015 | Not launched | |
Jetgo International | JIC | 2004 | 2007 | [4] | |||
Jet Asia Airways | JF | JAA | JET ASIA | 2011 | 2020 | ||
Kan Air | K8 | KND | KANNITHI AIR | 2010 | 2017 | ||
Legacy Air | L4 | LGC | LEGACY AIR | 2009 | [5] | ||
New Gen Airways | E3 | VGO | VIRGO | 2012 | 2019 | ||
NokScoot | NCT | XW | BIG BIRD | 2013 | 2020 | Shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
One-Two-GO Airlines | OG;E2 | OTG | THAI EXPRESS | 2005 | 2010 | Integrated into Orient Thai Airlines | |
Orient Express Air | OX | OEA | 1995 | 1997 | Merged into Orient Thai Airlines | ||
Orient Thai Airlines | OX | OEA | ORIENT THAI | 1995 | 2018 | Went bankrupt | |
Pacific Overseas Airlines | 1947 | 1951 | Merged with Siamese Airways to form Thai Airways Company | ||||
PBair | 9Q | PBA | PEEBEE AIR | 1997 | 2009 | ||
P.C. Air | GT | PCA | PIYO AIR | 2010 | 2012 | ||
Phetchabun Airlines | 2005 | 2005 | |||||
Princess Airlines | 1996 | 1996 | |||||
R Airlines | RK | RCT | GREEN SKY | 2012 | 2018 | ||
SGA Airlines | 5E | SGN | SIAM | 2002 | 2014 | ||
Siam Air | O8 | SQM | GOLDEN FIN | 2014 | 2017 | ||
Siamjet Airlines | SCJ | SIAM JET | 2012 | 2012 | Not launched [6] | ||
Siamese Airways | 1947 | 1951 | Merged with Pacific Overseas Airlines to form Thai Airways Company | ||||
Sky Eyes Airways | I6 | SEQ | 1995 | 2008 | |||
SkyStar Airways | XT | SKT | SKY YOU | 2005 | 2009 | ||
Solar Air | SRB | SOLAR THAI | 2004 | 2010 | |||
Sunny Airways | 2S | SUW | SUNNY | 2011 | 2012 | ||
Thai Air Cargo | T2 | TCG | THAI CARGO | 2005 | 2006 | ||
Thai Airways Company | TH | THA | THAI AIR | 1951 | 1988 | Merged into Thai Airways International | |
Thai Global Air | YH | THG | 2006 | 2008 | |||
Thai Pacific Airlines | 3P | TPV | THAI PACIFIC | 2003 | 2004 | ||
Thai Regional Airlines | RW | TRB | THAI REGIONAL | 2012 | 2013 | ||
Thai Sky Airlines | 9I | LLR | THAI SKY AIR | 2004 | 2007 | ||
Thai Smile | THD | WE | THAI SMILE | 2012 | 2023 | Integrated into Thai Airways International | |
Thai Tiger Airways | 2010 | 2011 | Failed venture | ||||
ThaiJet | THJ | THAI JET | 2003 | 2004 | |||
Trans Asiatic Airlines | 1947 | 1950 | |||||
U Airlines | YL | ULG | UNICORN | 2012 | 2014 | ||
Wisdom Airways | GBJ | 2017 | 2019 | ||||
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