Intira Airlines

Intira Airlines (also spelled with "Airline"; formerly Business Air) was[1] charter airline based at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand.

Intira Airlines
IATA ICAO Callsign
8B BCC THAI BIZ
Founded2008
Ceased operations2015
Operating basesSuvarnabhumi Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations4
HeadquartersBangkok, Thailand
Websiteintiraair.com

History

Business Air was formed in 2008 to accommodate the tourism industry and other aviation charter services. It was granted the Air Operator License and Air Operator Certificate from Department of Civil Aviation (Thailand) (DCA) in November 2009, permitting international operations, with its first flight on December 2009.[2]

The carrier has since experienced financial difficulties, with the unpaid fees of fuel surcharge, air traffic control services and aircraft lessors for more than 1 billion THB (approx. 30.7 million USD), which cause the DCA to ordered Business Air to suspend its operation on 16 January 2015, leaving more than 1,000 passengers affected.[3] However on 24 January 2015, the Administrative Court of Thailand granted the preliminary injunction, allowing the airline to resume operations in the wake of ongoing liability and litigation.[4][5] The airline was rebranded as "Intira Airlines" in June 2015 under the new ownership, but never launched.[6]

Destinations
Republic of Korea
Saudi Arabia
Thailand

Fleet
Boeing 767-300ER in Business Air livery
Business Air Fleet[7]
Aircraft In Fleet Passenger
J Y+ Y Total
Boeing 767-300ER
2
 32 — 189 221
— — 251 251

References
  1. "." Intira Airlines."
  2. "หนังสือชี้แจ้ง [sic] สื่อมวลชนและผู้เกี่ยวข้อง" (Press release) (in Thai). Business Air. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. "วุ่น! สั่ง 'บิสสิเนส แอร์' ห้ามบิน ทัวร์ไทยตกค้างเกาหลีกว่า 800 คน". Thai Rath (in Thai). 16 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  4. "Thai court allows Business Air to resume operations".
  5. "คดีพลิก "บิสซิเนส แอร์" ได้บินต่อ". Thai Rath (in Thai). 24 January 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  6. "." Intira Airlines."
  7. "planespotters.net - Business Air Fleet Details and History". Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2014-05-28.

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