Thai VietJet Air

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

Thai VietJet Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
VZ TVJ THAIVIET JET
FoundedNovember 2014 (2014-11)
Commenced operations25 March 2015 (2015-03-25)
AOC #12/2017[1]
Operating basesSuvarnabhumi Airport
Frequent-flyer programVietJet Skyclub
Fleet size16 (+50 due to be delivered)
Destinations13
Parent companyVietJet Air
HeadquartersBang Phli district, Samut Prakan province, Thailand
Websiteth.vietjetair.com
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
Country City Airport Notes Refs
 CambodiaPhnom PenhPhnom Penh International Airport[6]
 IndiaAhmedabadSardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport[7]
GayaGaya AirportSeasonal
 JapanFukuokaFukuoka Airport
OkinawaNaha Airport
OsakaKansai International Airport[8]
 SingaporeSingaporeChangi Airport[6][9]
 TaiwanTaipeiTaoyuan International Airport[9]
 ThailandBangkokSuvarnabhumi AirportBase
Chiang MaiChiang Mai International Airport
Chiang RaiMae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport
HatyaiHat Yai International Airport
Khon KaenKhon Kaen Airport
KrabiKrabi International Airport
Nakhon Si ThammaratNakhon Si Thammarat Airport
PattayaU-Tapao International Airport[10]
PhuketPhuket International Airport
Surat ThaniSurat Thani International Airport
Ubon RatchathaniUbon Ratchathani Airport
Udon ThaniUdon Thani International Airport[11]
 VietnamCan ThoCan Tho International AirportCharter
Da LatLien Khuong Airport
Da NangDa Nang International Airport[12]
Ho Chi Minh CityTan Son Nhat International Airport[10]
Phu QuocPhu Quoc International Airport

Fleet
Thai VietJet Air Airbus A320-200, Suvarnabhumi Airport

As of January 2023, Thai VietJet Air operates the following aircraft:[13]

Thai Vietjet Air fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 12 — 180
Airbus A321-200 6 — 230
Boeing 737 MAX — 50 — Confirmed by VietJet Air during the 2022 Farnborough Airshow. Unconfirmed variant(s).
Total 18 50

Accidents and incidents
  • 9 April 2022: Thai VietJet Flight 320 from Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi 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.[14]

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.
  9. "Thai Vietjet to Open New Services to Singapore and Taipei". skyfun.vietjetair.com.
  10. Liu, Jim. "Thai VietJet Air adds Utapao – Vietnam routes in late-Dec 2019". routesonline. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  11. "Thai VietJet Air adds Udon Thani service from Nov 2019".
  12. "Thai VietJet Air adds Bangkok – Da Nang service from Oct 2018". routesonline. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  13. "Thai Vietjet Air Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net.
  14. "Thai Vietjet A320 at Bangkok on Apr 9th 2022, avionics smoke".
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