Thai AirAsia X

Thai AirAsia X
ไทยแอร์เอเชีย เอกซ์

IATA ICAO Callsign XJ TAX EXPRESS WING
Founded	2014
Hubs	Don Mueang International Airport
Fleet size	6
Destinations	5
Company slogan	Now Everyone Can Fly Xtra Long
Parent company	Asia Aviation Public Company Limited[1]
Headquarters	222 Don Mueang International Airport, 3rd Floor, Central Office Building, Room No. 3200 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Don Mueang Bangkok, Thailand 10210
Key people	Nadda Buranasiri[2]
Website	www.airasia.com

Thai AirAsia X (Thai: ไทยแอร์เอเชีย เอกซ์) is a joint venture of Malaysian long haul low-fare airline AirAsia X. It serves Thai AirAsia's regularly scheduled long haul international flights from Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport.

Thai AirAsia X launched its first destination to Seoul-Incheon on 17 June 2014 followed by Osaka-Kansai and Tokyo-Narita on 1 September 2014.

Thai AirAsia X is the medium and long-haul operation of the brand Thai AirAsia. The franchise is able to keep costs down by using a common ticketing system, aircraft livery, employee uniforms, and management style.

History

ON 18 September 2013 AirAsiaX 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]

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] The airline will lease two Airbus A330-300s from an AirAsia subsidiary

Destinations

• Thailand
  • Bangkok - Don Mueang International Airport[Hub]]
• Japan
  • Tokyo - Narita International Airport
  • Osaka - Kansai International Airport
  • Sapporo - New Chitose Airport (temporary suspension of flights from August 1, 2015).^[4]
• South Korea
  • Seoul - Incheon International Airport
• China
  • Shanghai - Shanghai Pudong International Airport
• Iran
  • Tehran - Imam Khomeini International Airport
• Oman
  • Muscat - Muscat International Airport

Fleet

The Thai AirAsia X fleet comprises the following aircraft (as of August 2016):^[5]

See also

• AirAsia
• AirAsia X
• Thai AirAsia
• Tune Ventures
• Transport in Thailand

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thai AirAsia X.

• Official website

AirAsia Group
AirAsia Group destinations Tony Fernandes (CEO) Kamarudin Meranun (Chairman)
Affiliates (year began operating with AirAsia Group)	Thai AirAsia (2004) Indonesia AirAsia (2005) FlyAsianXpress (2006–07) AirAsia X (2007) Philippines AirAsia (2012) AirAsia Zest (2013-2016) AirAsia India (2014) Thai AirAsia X (2014) Indonesia AirAsia X (2014) AirAsia Japan (2012–13 defunct; 2015 re-launch operations)
Sports teams	Queens Park Rangers (2011-present) (English football) Petaling Jaya Rangers (2011-present) (Malaysian football) Team Lotus/Caterham F1 Team (2010-2014 defunct) (motorsport) Caterham Racing GP2 (2011-2014 defunct; sold to Status Grand Prix) (motorsport) Ongetta 125cc Team (2010) (motorsport) Ajo Motorsport 125cc-Moto3 (2011-2013) (motorsport) Caterham Moto2 (2014 defunct; rebranded as SIC Racing Team in 2015 and switch to Moto3) (motorsport)
Accidents	Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 (December 2014; 162 fatalities)
See also Tune Group (parent company) Italics indicates defunct companies

Airlines of Thailand
Full Service	Bangkok Airways Thai Airways (Flag Carrier) Thai Smile
Low-Cost	Nok Air NokScoot Thai AirAsia Thai AirAsia X Thai Lion Air Thai Vietjet Air
Regional & Charter	Asia Atlantic Airlines Jet Asia Airways Kan Air New Gen Airways Orient Thai Airlines R Airlines Siam Air
Cargo	Air People International K-Mile Air Thai Airways
Defunct	Air Andaman Air Phoenix Air Siam Angel Airlines City Airways Crystal Thai Airlines Happy Air Intira Airlines One-Two-GO Airlines PBair P.C. Air SGA Airlines SkyStar Airways Solar Air Thai Air Cargo Thai Airways Company ThaiJet Thai Pacific Airlines Thai Sky Airlines Thai Tiger Airways