# Thai Lion Air

Thai Lion Mentari Co. Ltd, trading as Thai Lion Air (Thai: ไทยไลอ้อนแอร์), is a Thai low-cost airline operating with Thai partners as an associate company of the Indonesian Lion Air. The carrier operates from Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport, with plans to serve domestic and international scheduled flights from other cities in Thailand. Its head office is in the Don Mueang District, Bangkok.

## History

Its inaugural flight was on December 4, 2013 on the Bangkok- Chiang Mai route, with full services one day later. Thai Lion Air concluded the agreement with fellow Lion Air subsidiary Malindo Air on December 10, 2013, allowing both carriers to serve the flight between Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Bangkok.

## Destinations

As of September 2024, Thai Lion Air flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:
| Country | City | Airport | Notes |
| Cambodia | Siem Reap | Siem Reap International Airport | Airport Closed |
| China | Changzhou | Changzhou Benniu International Airport | |
| China | Changsha | Changsha Huanghua International Airport | |
| China | Chengdu | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport | Terminated |
| China | Chengdu | Chengdu Tianfu International Airport | |
| China | Chongqing | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport | |
| China | Guangzhou | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport | |
| China | Haikou | Haikou Meilan International Airport | |
| China | Hangzhou | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport | |
| China | Hefei | Hefei Xinqiao International Airport | |
| China | Jinan | Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport | |
| China | Kunming | Kunming Changshui International Airport | Terminated |
| China | Nanchang | Nanchang Changbei International Airport | |
| China | Nanjing | Nanjing Lukou International Airport | |
| China | Ningbo | Ningbo Lishe International Airport | |
| China | Quanzhou | Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport | |
| China | Shanghai | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | |
| China | Shenzhen | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport | |
| China | Taiyuan | Taiyuan Wusu International Airport | Charter |
| China | Tianjin | Tianjin Binhai International Airport | |
| China | Wuhan | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport | |
| China | Xi'an | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport | |
| China | Xuzhou | Xuzhou Guanyin International Airport | Terminated |
| China | Zhengzhou | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong International Airport | |
| India | Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad Airport | |
| India | Amritsar | Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport | |
| India | Bengaluru | Kempegowda International Airport | |
| India | Chennai | Chennai International Airport | |
| India | Kochi | Cochin International Airport | |
| India | Kolkata | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport | |
| India | Mumbai | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport | |
| Indonesia | Denpasar | Ngurah Rai International Airport | |
| Indonesia | Jakarta | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport | |
| Indonesia | Medan | Kualanamu International Airport | |
| Japan | Fukuoka | Fukuoka Airport | Terminated |
| Japan | Nagoya | Chubu Centrair International Airport | Terminated |
| Japan | Osaka | Kansai International Airport | Terminated |
| Japan | Naha | Naha Airport | |
| Japan | Tokyo | Narita International Airport | |
| Macau | Macau | Macau International Airport | |
| Malaysia | Penang | Penang International Airport | |
| Myanmar | Yangon | Yangon International Airport | Terminated |
| Nepal | Kathmandu | Tribhuvan International Airport | |
| Philippines | Manila | Ninoy Aquino International Airport | Terminated |
| Singapore | Singapore | Changi Airport | |
| Taiwan | Kaohsiung | Kaohsiung International Airport | |
| Taiwan | Taipei | Taoyuan International Airport | |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Don Mueang International Airport | Base |
| Thailand | Chiang Mai | Chiang Mai International Airport | |
| Thailand | Chiang Rai | Chiang Rai International Airport | |
| Thailand | Hat Yai | Hat Yai International Airport | |
| Thailand | Hua Hin | Hua Hin Airport | Terminated |
| Thailand | Khon Kaen | Khon Kaen Airport | |
| Thailand | Krabi | Krabi International Airport | |
| Thailand | Nakhon Si Thammarat | Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport | |
| Thailand | Nan | Nan Nakhon Airport | Terminated |
| Thailand | Pattaya | U-Tapao International Airport | |
| Thailand | Phitsanulok | Phitsanulok Airport | |
| Thailand | Phuket | Phuket International Airport | |
| Thailand | Surat Thani | Surat Thani International Airport | |
| Thailand | Trang | Trang Airport | |
| Thailand | Ubon Ratchathani | Ubon Ratchathani Airport | |
| Thailand | Udon Thani | Udon Thani International Airport | |
| Vietnam | Da Nang | Da Nang International Airport | Terminated |
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Noi Bai International Airport | Terminated |
| Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City | Tan Son Nhat International Airport | Terminated |

## Fleet
### Current fleet

As of November 2024, Thai Lion Air operates the following aircraft:
Thai Lion Air fleet :
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers |
| Boeing 737-800 | 19 | — | 189 |
| Boeing 737-900ER | 8 | — | 215 |
| Total | 27 | — | |

### Former fleet

Thai Lion Air has previously operated the following aircraft:
Thai Lion Air former fleet :
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
| ATR 72-600 | 1 | 2014 | 2014 | Transferred to Wings Air. |
| Airbus A330-300 | 3 | 2017 | 2020 | Transferred to Lion Air and Batik Air. |
| Airbus A330-900 | 4 | 2019 | 2022 | Returned to Lion Air. |
| Boeing 737 MAX 9 | 3 | 2018 | 2022 | Returned to Lion Air. |