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(Redirected from Thai Vietjet Air) Low-cost airline of Thailand
Thai VietJet Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
VZ TVJ THAI VIETJET
FoundedNovember 2014; 10 years ago (2014-11)
Commenced operations25 March 2015; 9 years ago (2015-03-25)
AOC #AOC.0012
Operating basesSuvarnabhumi Airport
Frequent-flyer programVietJet Skyclub
Fleet size16 (+50 due to be delivered)
Destinations26
Parent companyVietJet Air
HeadquartersBang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand
Websiteth.vietjetair.com
Airbus A321 (HS-VKG) of Thai VietJet Air parked at Suvarnabhumi Airport

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

History

Thai VietJet Air received its air operator's certificate in November 2014. The carrier commenced operations on 29 March 2015 from its operating base in Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport to Phuket International Airport. The airline planned to launch services to Udon Thani later.

The airline started operations on 5 December 2014, with a charter flight from Bangkok to Gaya.

Destinations

As of June 2024, Thai VietJet Air flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Cambodia Phnom Penh Phnom Penh International Airport
China Beijing Beijing Daxing International Airport
Guangzhou Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Guilin Guilin Liangjiang International Airport
Hohhot Hohhot Baita International Airport
Shenyang Shenyang Taoxian International Airport
India Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Terminated
Gaya Gaya Airport Seasonal
Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
Japan Fukuoka Fukuoka Airport
Naha Naha Airport
Osaka Kansai International Airport
Sapporo New Chitose Airport
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Chinggis Khaan International Airport Seasonal
Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Terminated
Taiwan Taipei Taoyuan International Airport
Thailand Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport Base
Chiang Mai Chiang Mai International Airport
Chiang Rai Chiang Rai International Airport
Hat Yai Hat Yai International Airport
Khon Kaen Khon Kaen Airport
Krabi Krabi International Airport
Nakhon Si Thammarat Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport Terminated
Pattaya U-Tapao International Airport
Phuket Phuket International Airport
Surat Thani Surat Thani International Airport
Ubon Ratchathani Ubon Ratchathani Airport
Udon Thani Udon Thani International Airport
Vietnam Can Tho Can Tho International Airport Charter
Da Lat Lien Khuong Airport
Da Nang Da Nang International Airport
Hanoi Noi Bai International Airport
Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International Airport
Phu Quoc Phu Quoc International Airport

Fleet

Thai VietJet Air Airbus A320-200, Suvarnabhumi Airport

As of May 2024, Thai VietJet Air operates the following aircraft:

Thai Vietjet Air fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 12 — 180 To be phased out.
Airbus A321-200 6 — 230
Boeing 737 MAX — 50 — Ordered by parent company.
Delivery starts from 2025.
Total 18 50

Accidents and incidents

On 9 April 2022, Flight 320, an Airbus A320-200 (registered HS-VKC) from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport to Hat Yai, returned to Suvarnabhumi Airport to make an emergency landing after flight crew noticed avionic smoke when passing 4,000 ft. There were no casualties and the incident is under investigation.

References

  1. "List of Thailand Air Operator Certificate Holders". Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. VietJet Air. "Vietjet Air Annual Report of 2019" (PDF). VietJet Air - Investors Relations.
  3. "Thai Vietjet Air". Airliner World: 15. February 2015.
  4. Kositchotethana, Boonsong (18 February 2015). "Thai VietJet Air ready for take-off". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. "Thai VietJet Air starts operations". World Airline News. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  6. ^ Dusida Worrachaddejchai (15 March 2022). "Thai Vietjet eyes 8 new planes for fleet". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Thai VietJet Air launches Ahmedabad service mid-September 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  8. 泰国曼谷 SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ 素万纳普机场BKK 100%推荐 超好逛的购物美食一条龙. Retrieved 2024-04-24 – via www.youtube.com.
  9. 泰国曼谷 SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ 素万纳普机场BKK 100%推荐 超好逛的购物美食一条龙. Retrieved 2024-04-24 – via www.youtube.com.
  10. "Thai VietJet Air launches Ahmedabad service mid-September 2022". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  11. "Thai VietJet Air plans Sapporo Dec 2024 launch". AeroRoutes. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  12. "Thai VietJet Air Extends Mongolia Charter to late-Oct 2023". AeroRoutes. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Thai Vietjet to Open New Services to Singapore and Taipei". skyfun.vietjetair.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  14. ^ Liu, Jim. "Thai VietJet Air adds Utapao – Vietnam routes in late-Dec 2019". routesonline. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  15. "Thai VietJet Air adds Udon Thani service from Nov 2019".
  16. "Thai VietJet Air adds Bangkok – Da Nang service from Oct 2018". routesonline. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  17. "Thai Vietjet Air Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net.
  18. "Thai VietJetAir to be an all Boeing airline by 2024". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  19. "VietJet to take first B737 MAX in 2024 for Thai subsidiary". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
  20. "Thai Vietjet A320 at Bangkok on Apr 9th 2022, avionics smoke".
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