Thai AirAsia X

Thai AirAsia X (Thai: ไทยแอร์เอเชีย เอกซ์) is a Thai long-haul budget airline based at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok. It is a joint venture of AirAsia X from Malaysia and Thai AirAsia.

This article is about the long-haul airline from Thailand. For its Malaysian sister airline, see AirAsia X.

Thai AirAsia X
ไทยแอร์เอเชีย เอกซ์
IATA ICAO Callsign
XJ TAX EXPRESS WING
Founded18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)
Commenced operations17 June 2014 (2014-06-17)
Operating basesSuvarnabhumi Airport
Frequent-flyer programBIG Loyalty Programme
Fleet size8
Destinations11
Parent companyAsia Aviation Public Company Limited[1]
HeadquartersDon Mueang, Bangkok, Thailand
Key peopleNadda Buranasiri[2]
Websitewww.airasia.com

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.[3] 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 from the Department of Civil Aviation of Thailand which allowed the airline to apply for permits and slots for the intended routes.[3] Thai AirAsia X launched its first destination to Seoul/Incheon on 17 June 2014 by an Airbus A330-300 from Bangkok-Don Mueang.[4] Following destinations were Osaka Kansai and Tokyo Narita 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.[5]

In August 2019, Thai AirAsia X took delivery of its first Airbus A330neo aircraft.[6]

Due to lockdown measures, all domestic flights in July 2021 were canceled.[7] In October 2021, Thai Asia X announced the resumption of flights at Suvarnabhumi Airport for the next month.[8]

On 26 April 2022 Thai AirAsia X announced that it would be moving its operations from Don Mueang International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport.[9] 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.[10]

Destinations
Main article: List of AirAsia Group destinations

As of September 2023, Thai AirAsia X operates or has operated to the following destinations:

Country City Airport Notes Refs
AustraliaBrisbaneBrisbane AirportTerminated[11]
MelbourneMelbourne AirportTerminated[12]
SydneySydney Airport
ChinaNanchangNanchang Changbei International AirportTerminated
ShanghaiShanghai Pudong International Airport
ShenyangShenyang Taoxian International AirportTerminated
TianjinTianjin Binhai International AirportTerminated
CroatiaZagrebZagreb International AirportTerminated[13]
GeorgiaTbilisiShota Rustaveli Tbilisi International AirportTerminated[14]
IranTehranImam Khomeini International AirportTerminated[15][5]
JapanFukuokaFukuoka AirportTerminated
NagoyaChubu Centrair International AirportTerminated
OsakaKansai International Airport
SapporoNew Chitose AirportSeasonal
TokyoNarita International Airport
OmanMuscatMuscat International AirportTerminated[16][5]
South KoreaSeoulIncheon International Airport
ThailandBangkokDon Mueang International AirportTerminated[9]
Suvarnabhumi AirportBase[9]

Fleet
A Thai AirAsia X Airbus A330-300

As of September 2023, Thai AirAsia X operates the following aircraft:[17][18]

Thai AirAsia X fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
P E Total
Airbus A330-300 6 — 12 365 377
— 367 367
Airbus A330-900 2 — 12 365 377
Total 8 —

See also

References
  1. "ASIA Aviation Public Company Limited". www.aavplc.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  2. "AirAsia X & Thai AirAsia X To Commence Flights To Narita & Osaka From Kuala Lumpur & Bangkok - AirAsia". www.airasia.com.
  3. "AAX Quarterly Announcement Q4 2013" (PDF).
  4. "Bangkok: Thai AirAsia X est née | Air Journal" (in French). 23 April 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  5. "Thai AirAsia X to axe Middle Eastern services".
  6. Nick Wenzel (10 August 2019). "The AirAsia X becomes Airbus A330neo operator". International Flight Network. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  7. Fronde, Neill (10 July 2021). "All Thai AirAsia July flights cancelled; airlines cope with lockdown". Thaiger. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  8. "Thai AirAsia to Resume Flights from Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport". Travel News Asia. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  9. Chua, Alfred. "Thai AirAsia X marks return to service with Japan, South Korea relaunch". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  10. "Thai AirAsia X files for bankruptcy". Hua Hin Today. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  11. "Travel Advisory : Thai AirAsia X (XJ) Suspends Bangkok-Brisbane Route". 11 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  12. "THAI AIRASIA X DISCONTINUES MELBOURNE SERVICE IN MID-2Q23". Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  13. "Thai AirAsia X Schedules Airbus A330 Charter Flights to Croatia". 30 March 2020.
  14. Kvaratskheliya, Ketevan (8 October 2019). "Thai Air Asia X to Carry out Direct Bangkok-Tbilisi Flights". Georgia Today on the Web. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  15. "AirAsia X now flies direct to Tehran from Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok!" (Press release). AirAsia Group Berhad. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  16. "Thai AirAsia X Celebrates Inaugural Flight to Muscat, Oman" (Press release). AirAsia Group Berhad. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  17. "TAAX plans new routes, fleet growth | Bangkok Post: business". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  18. "Thai AirAsia X Fleet Details and History". planespotters.net.

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