# Thai AirAsia X

Thai AirAsia X (Thai: ไทยแอร์เอเชีย เอกซ์) is a Thai long-haul low-cost airline based at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok. It is a joint venture of AirAsia X from Malaysia and Thai AirAsia.

## History

On 18 September 2013, AirAsia X signed a shareholders agreement with Tassapon Bijleveld and Julpas Krueospon to establish a joint venture co-operation for a long-haul low-cost airline, a Thai company named Thai AirAsia X Company Limited was started in which AirAsia took a 49% share. Thai AirAsia X is the medium and long-haul operation of the brand Thai AirAsia. The franchise can keep costs down by using a common ticketing system, aircraft livery, employee uniforms, and management style.
On 3 February 2014 Thai AirAsia X received an Air Operators Certificate (AOC) from the Department of Civil Aviation of Thailand which allowed the airline to apply for permits and slots for the intended routes. On 17 June 2014, Thai AirAsia X operated its first flight from Bangkok to Seoul with an Airbus A330-300. Following destinations were Osaka and Tokyo on 1 September 2014.
In December 2016, Thai AirAsia X announced the end of services to the Middle East by subsequently cancelling all flights to Tehran and Muscat.
In August 2019, Thai AirAsia X took delivery of its first Airbus A330neo aircraft.
Due to lockdown measures, all domestic flights in July 2021 were canceled. In October 2021, Thai Asia X announced the resumption of flights at Suvarnabhumi Airport for the next month.
On 26 April 2022 Thai AirAsia X announced that it would be moving its Bangkok operations from Don Mueang International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport. On 19 May 2022 Thai AirAsia X filed for bankruptcy with the Central Bankruptcy Court in Bangkok, however the process would have no impact on passengers, as operations continue as usual.

## Destinations

As of January 2025, Thai AirAsia X flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:
| Country | City | Airport | Notes |
| Australia | Brisbane | Brisbane Airport | Terminated |
| Australia | Melbourne | Melbourne Airport | Terminated |
| Australia | Sydney | Sydney Airport | Terminated |
| China | Harbin | Harbin Taiping International Airport | |
| China | Nanchang | Nanchang Changbei International Airport | Terminated |
| China | Shanghai | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | |
| China | Shenyang | Shenyang Taoxian International Airport | Terminated |
| China | Tianjin | Tianjin Binhai International Airport | Terminated |
| Croatia | Zagreb | Zagreb Airport | Terminated |
| Georgia | Tbilisi | Tbilisi International Airport | Terminated |
| India | Delhi | Indira Gandhi International Airport | |
| Iran | Tehran | Imam Khomeini International Airport | Terminated |
| Japan | Fukuoka | Fukuoka Airport | Terminated |
| Japan | Nagoya | Chubu Centrair International Airport | |
| Japan | Osaka | Kansai International Airport | |
| Japan | Sapporo | New Chitose Airport | |
| Japan | Tokyo | Narita International Airport | |
| Oman | Muscat | Muscat International Airport | Terminated |
| South Korea | Seoul | Incheon International Airport | |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Don Mueang International Airport | Base |
| Thailand | Bangkok | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Terminated |
| Thailand | Phuket | Phuket International Airport | Terminated |

## Fleet
### Current fleet

As of January 2025, Thai AirAsia X operates the following aircraft:
Thai AirAsia X fleet :
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Passengers | Passengers | Notes |
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | P | E | Total | Notes |
| Airbus A330-300 | 10 | — | 12 | 365 | 377 | |
| Airbus A330-300 | 10 | — | — | 367 | 367 | |
| Total | 10 | — | | | | |

### Former fleet

Thai AirAsia X has previously operated the following aircraft:
Thai AirAsia X former fleet :
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Notes |
| Airbus A330-900 | 2 | 2019 | 2022 | To be taken over by Azul Brazilian Airlines. |