List of defunct airlines of Thailand

Last updated

This is a list of defunct airlines of Thailand . [1] [2]

AirlineImage IATA ICAO CallsignCommenced operationsCeased operationsNotes
Air Andaman Fokker 50, Air Andaman AN0302868.jpg 2YADWAir Andaman20002004
Air Phoenix Air Phoenix NAMC YS-11 Prasertwit-1.jpg APNTHAI AIR PHOENIX20082009
Air Siam Air Siam McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 Volpati.jpg VG19651977
Angel Air Angel Air Boeing 737-500 KvW.jpg 8GNGEANGEL AIR19982003
Asia Atlantic Airlines Asia Atlantic Airlines Boeing 767-300ER HS-AAC.jpg HBAAQASIA ATLANTIC20132018
Asia Pacific Airlines 20132013Rebranded as Asia Atlantic Airlines
Asian Air HS-DCM (14112920956).jpg DMDEXASIAN AIR20132016 [3]
Bira Air Transport 19691974
Business Air Business Air Boeing 767-300ER Prasertwit-1.jpg 8BBCCTHAI BIZ20092015Rebranded as Intira Airlines
City Airways HS-GTA (10865267753).jpg E8GTACITY AIRWAYS20112016
Crystal Thai Airlines YLKPSCRYSTAL THAI20102012Rebranded as U Airlines
Flyhy Cargo Airlines W3FYH20042005
Happy Air Happy Air Saab 340A Prasertwit-2.jpg HPYHAPPY TRAVEL20092015
Intira Airlines 8BBCCTHAI BIZ20152015Not launched
Jetgo International JIC20042007 [4]
Jet Asia Airways HS-JAD - Jet Asia Airways - Boeing 767-246 - TAO (11947787475).jpg JFJAAJET ASIA20112020
Kan Air HS-KAD (21509842503).jpg K8KNDKANNITHI AIR20102017
Legacy Air L4LGCLEGACY AIR2009 [5]
New Gen Airways HS-NGH (Fang Wang).png E3VGOVIRGO20122019
NokScoot Nokscoot, Boeing 777-200ER HS-XBA NRT (17217873912).jpg NCTXWBIG BIRD20132020Shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic
One-Two-GO Airlines One-Two-GO Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-82.jpg OG;E2OTGTHAI EXPRESS20052010Integrated into Orient Thai Airlines
Orient Express Air OXOEA19951997Merged into Orient Thai Airlines
Orient Thai Airlines Orient Thai Airlines Boeing 767-300 Prasertwit.jpg OXOEAORIENT THAI19952018Went bankrupt
Pacific Overseas Airlines Three men standing before a 'Pacific Overseas Airlines' plane (AM 86577-1).jpg 19471951Merged with Siamese Airways to form Thai Airways Company
PBair PBair Embraer 145 at VTBS.JPG 9QPBAPEEBEE AIR19972009
P.C. Air PC Air Airbus A310-222; HS-PCC@HKG;03.08.2012 669dp (7755928122).jpg GTPCAPIYO AIR20102012
Phetchabun Airlines 20052005
Princess Airlines 19961996
R Airlines HS-RCC (22744805579).jpg RKRCTGREEN SKY20122018
SGA Airlines 5ESGNSIAM20022014
Siam Air HS-BRU (18951887036).jpg O8SQMGOLDEN FIN20142017
Siamjet Airlines SCJSIAM JET20122012Not launched [6]
Siamese Airways 19471951Merged with Pacific Overseas Airlines to form Thai Airways Company
Sky Eyes Airways I6SEQ19952008
SkyStar Airways SkyStar Airways Boeing 767-200 Prasertwit.jpg XTSKTSKY YOU20052009
Solar Air SRBSOLAR THAI20042010
Sunny Airways Sunny Airways Boeing 767-200ER Prasertwit.jpg 2SSUWSUNNY20112012
Thai Air Cargo Thai Cargo Douglas DC-8-62F Volpati.jpg T2TCGTHAI CARGO20052006
Thai Airways Company HS.748 HS-THG Thai Aws BKK 18.09.74 edited-2.jpg THTHATHAI AIR19511988Merged into Thai Airways International
Thai Global Air YHTHG20062008
Thai Pacific Airlines 3PTPVTHAI PACIFIC20032004
Thai Regional Airlines RWTRBTHAI REGIONAL20122013
Thai Sky Airlines Thai Sky Ailines L-1011-1 HS-AXA HKG 2005-3-21.png 9ILLRTHAI SKY AIR20042007
Thai Smile Thai Smile, HS-TXJ, Airbus A320-232 (40699974773).jpg THDWETHAI SMILE20122023Integrated into Thai Airways International
Thai Tiger Airways 20102011Failed venture
ThaiJet ThaiJet Boeing 757-200 KvW.jpg THJTHAI JET20032004
Trans Asiatic Airlines 19471950
U Airlines YLULGUNICORN20122014
Wisdom Airways GBJ20172019

See also

Related Research Articles

Air Canada is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Canada, by size and passengers carried. Air Canada is headquartered in the borough of Saint-Laurent, Montreal, Quebec. The airline, founded in 1937, provides scheduled and charter air transport for passengers and cargo to 222 destinations worldwide. It is a founding member of the Star Alliance. Air Canada's major hubs are at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), Montréal–Trudeau International Airport (YUL), and Vancouver International Airport (YVR).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Don Mueang International Airport</span> Secondary civilian airport serving Bangkok, Thailand

Don Mueang International Airport, known as Bangkok International Airport before 2006, is one of two international airports serving Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, the other one being Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Phuket International Airport</span> Airport in southern Thailand

Phuket International Airport is in Mai Khao subdistrict, Thalang district, Phuket province in southern Thailand. It is in the north of Phuket Island, 32 kilometres (20 mi) from downtown Phuket. The airport plays a major role in Thailand's tourism industry, as Phuket is a popular resort destination. It is the third-busiest airport in Thailand in terms of passengers, after Suvarnabhumi Airport and Don Mueang International Airport in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region. The airport set a record 15.1 million arrivals and departures in 2016, up 17.8 percent from 2015.

Capital A Berhad, operating as AirAsia is a Malaysian multinational low-cost airline headquartered near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the largest airline in Malaysia by fleet size and destinations. AirAsia operates scheduled domestic and international flights to more than 166 destinations spanning 25 countries. Its main base is KLIA Terminal 2, the low-cost carrier terminal at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia. Its affiliate airlines AirAsia Cambodia, Thai AirAsia, Indonesia AirAsia, and Philippines AirAsia have bases in Phnom Penh, Bangkok–Don Mueang, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, and Manila–Ninoy Aquino airports respectively, while its sister airline, AirAsia X, focuses on long-haul routes. AirAsia's registered office and head office is at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Star Alliance</span> Airline alliance headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany

The Star Alliance is the world's largest global airline alliance. Founded on 14 May 1997, it is headquartered on the grounds of Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt, Germany, with a subsidiary management company in Singapore.

Thai Airways International Public Company Limited, trading as THAI is the flag carrier airline of Thailand. Formed in 1961, the airline has its corporate headquarters in Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Chatuchak district, Bangkok, and primarily operates from Suvarnabhumi Airport. THAI is a founding member of the Star Alliance. The airline is the second-largest shareholder of the low-cost carrier Nok Air with a 15.94 per cent stake (2020), and it launched a regional carrier under the name Thai Smile in the middle of 2012 using new Airbus A320 aircraft. In 2023, it was announced that Thai Smile would be merged back into Thai Airways.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Suvarnabhumi Airport</span> Main airport serving Bangkok, Thailand

Suvarnabhumi Airport is the main international airport serving Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. Located mostly in Racha Thewa subdistrict, Bang Phli district, Samut Prakan province, it covers an area of 3,240 ha, making it one of the biggest international airports in Southeast Asia and a regional hub for aviation. The airport is also a major Cargo Air Freight Hub, which has a designated Airport Free Zone, as well as road links to the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) on Motorway 7.

Nok Air is a low-cost airline in Thailand operating mostly domestic services out of Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport. Thai Airways International owns the fourth-largest stake in the airline.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bangkok Airways</span> Regional airline of Thailand

Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited is a regional airline based in Bangkok, Thailand. It operates scheduled services to destinations in Thailand, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Laos, Maldives, Myanmar, Singapore, and Vietnam. Its main base is Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Air Macau Company Limited is the flag carrier of Macau. It operates services to 24 destinations in Mainland China, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, from the airline's home base at Macau International Airport. In 2014, Air Macau carried 2.12 million passengers with an average load factor of 68.20% and carried 15,900 tonnes of cargo and mail.

Myanmar Airways International Co., Ltd. is a privately owned airline headquartered in Yangon, Myanmar. It operates scheduled international services to destinations mainly in Southeast Asia and is based at Yangon International Airport. Myanmar Airways International was the sponsor of the 2013 Southeast Asian Games. MAI's logo shows pyinsarupa, a traditional Burmese chimeric animal.

PT Batik Air Indonesia, operating as Batik Air, is an Indonesian scheduled airline based at Soekarno Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia. The airline was founded in 2012 as the full-service arm of the Lion Air Group and made its maiden flight on 3 May 2013 from Jakarta to Manado and Yogyakarta. The airline is certified as a 3-Star Airline by Skytrax.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NokScoot</span> Defunct low-cost airline of Thailand (2014–2020)

NokScoot Airlines Company Limited was a Thailand-based low-cost airline, operating medium- to long-haul international services out of Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport. On 26 June 2020, the airline ceased its operation and was liquidated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thai VietJet Air</span> Low-cost airline of Thailand

Thai Vietjet Air JSC Limited, operating as Thai VietJet Air or Vietjet Air Thailand, is a low-cost airline from Thailand and an associate company of Vietnamese airline VietJet Air.

References

  1. "The World's leading Airline Intelligence Provider since 1998". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  2. "Since 1997, ATDB is the only service providing an accurate global and permanently updated details of all worldwide transport aircraft, airlines, private and government operators - and leasing companies". aerotransport.org. Retrieved 2019-02-27.
  3. Asian Air profile.
  4. JetGo International profile.
  5. Legacy Air profile.
  6. Siamjet Airlines profile.