This is a list of airlines currently operating in Thailand holding Air Operator Certificates (AOC) issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT)
Scheduled airlines AirlineImageIATAICAOCallsignTypeAlliance Founded Commenced operationsFleetNotes Bangkok Airways PG BKP BANGKOK AIR Regional None 1968 1986 27 Founded as Sahakol Air and commenced operations in 1986 as Bangkok Airways. Nok Air DD NOK NOK AIR Low-cost Value Alliance 2004 2004 14 Subsidiary of Nok Airlines Public Company LimitedReally Cool Airlines - - -none2025 -Plans for 3Planned for 2026 Thai AirAsia FD AIQ THAI ASIA Low-cost None 2003 2004 62 Subsidiary of Asia Aviation Public Company Limited Thai AirAsia X XJ TAX EXPRESS WING Long-haulLow-cost None 2013 2014 10 Subsidiary of Asia Aviation Public Company Limited Thai Airways International TG THA THAI Full-serviceFlag carrier Star Alliance 1960 1988 79 Founded in 1960, merged with Thai Airways Company's domestic operations in 1988.Founding member of Star Alliance Thai Lion Air SL TLM MENTARI Low-cost None 2013 2013 28 Subsidiary of Lion Air Thai VietJet Air VZ TVJ THAIVIET JET Low-cost None 2014 2015 18 Subsidiary of VietJet AirEzy Airlines -EZTTHAI EZYRegionalNone20242025Operate both scheduled and charter routes exclusively in Southern Thailand.
Charter airlines AirlineImageIATAICAOCallsign Founded CommencedoperationsNotes MJets MJJSPEEDY 2007 2010 Private jet services Siam Land Flying 1991 Private jet services
Cargo airlines AirlineImageIATAICAOCallsign Founded CommencedoperationsFleetNotes Air People International 3D APG AIR PEOPLE 1986 K-Mile Air 8K KMI KAY-MILE AIR 2004 20067
See also List of airlines List of defunct airlines of Thailand List of airports in Thailand Busiest airports in Thailand List of defunct airlines of Asia
Bibliography Lumholdt N.-Warren W., The history of aviation in Thailand, Travel Publishing Asia Ltd., Hong Kong, 1987 Young E.M., Aerial nationalism-History of aviation in Thailand, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington (D.C.), 1995 Darke S.M.-Vannukul V., Royal orchid-The history of civil aviation in Thailand, Air Britain Historians, U.K.
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