Thai_Vietjet_Air

Thai VietJet Air

Thai VietJet Air

Low-cost airline of Thailand


Thai Vietjet Air JSC Limited, operating as Thai VietJet Air (Thai: ไทยเวียดเจ็ทแอร์) or Vietjet Air Thailand, is a low-cost airline from Thailand and an associate company of Vietnamese airline VietJet Air.[2]

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Airbus A321 (HS-VKG) of Thai VietJet Air parked at Suvarnabhumi Airport

History

Thai VietJet Air received its Air Operator's Certificate in November 2014.[3] The carrier commenced operations on 29 March 2015 from its operating base in Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport to Phuket International Airport. The airline plans to launch services to Udon Thani later.[4][5]

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

Destinations

Fleet

Thai VietJet Air Airbus A320-200, Suvarnabhumi Airport

As of September 2023, Thai VietJet Air operates the following aircraft:[16]

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Accidents and incidents

  • 9 April 2022: Thai VietJet Flight 320 from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport to Hat Yai returned to Suvarnabhumi Airport to make an emergency landing after flight crew noticed avionic smoke during climb passing 4,000 ft. There were no casualties and the incident is under investigation.[20]

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 Extends Mongolia Charter to late-Oct 2023". AeroRoutes. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  8. "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.
  9. Liu, Jim. "Thai VietJet Air adds Utapao – Vietnam routes in late-Dec 2019". routesonline. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  10. Doran, Michael (2023-09-12). "Vietjet To Receive First 12 Boeing 737 MAXs In 2024". Simple Flying. Retrieved 2023-09-22.

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