Thai VietJet Air
Low-cost airline of Thailand
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Thai Vietjet Air Joint Stock Co., Ltd., operating as Thai VietJet Air (TVJ; Thai: ไทยเวียดเจ็ทแอร์) or Vietjet Thailand, is a low-cost airline of Thailand and an associate company of Vietnamese VietJet Air.[3]
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.jpg) Boeing 737 MAX 8 of Thai VietJet | |||||||
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| Founded | November 2014 | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 25 March 2015 | ||||||
| AOC # | AOC.0012[1] | ||||||
Operating bases | |||||||
| VietJet Skyclub | |||||||
| Fleet size | 18 | ||||||
| Destinations | 29 | ||||||
| Parent company | VietJet Air | ||||||
| Headquarters | Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand | ||||||
| Key people | Woranate Laprabang (CEO)[2] | ||||||
| Website | th | ||||||
History
Thai VietJet Air received its Air Operator's Certificate in November 2014.[4] The carrier commenced operations on 29 March 2015 from its operating base in Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport to Phuket International Airport. The airline planned to launch services to Udon Thani later.[5][6]
The airline started operations on 5 December 2014, with a charter flight from Bangkok to Gaya.
Destinations
As of June 2024[update], Thai VietJet Air flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:
Airline partnerships
Thai VietJet Air besides having a codeshare partnership with its parent company VietJet Air it also has Interline partnerships with APG Airlines[21] and Norse Atlantic.[22]
Fleet
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As of November 2025[update], Thai VietJet Air operates the following aircraft:[23]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 12 | — | 180 | To be phased out and replaced by Boeing 737 MAX 8. [24] |
| Airbus A321-200 | 6 | — | 230 | |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 8 | 42 | 189 | Ordered by parent company.[25][26] Deliveries start from 2026. |
| Total | 26 | 42 | ||
Accidents and incidents
On 9 April 2022, Flight 320, an Airbus A320-200 (registered HS-VKC) from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport to Hat Yai, returned to Suvarnabhumi Airport to make an emergency landing after the flight crew noticed avionic smoke when passing 4,000 ft. There were no casualties, and the incident is under investigation.[27]
