Thai VietJet Air

Thai Vietjet Air JSC Limited, operating as Thai VietJet Air (Thai: ไทยเวียดเจ็ทแอร์) or Vietjet Air Thailand, is a low-cost airline of Thailand and an associate company of Vietnamese VietJet Air (เวียดเจ็ทแอร์).^[3]

Thai VietJet Air

IATA ICAO Call sign VZ TVJ THAI VIETJET
Founded	November 2014; 10 years ago (2014-11)
Commenced operations	25 March 2015; 10 years ago (2015-03-25)
AOC #	AOC.0012[1]
Operating bases	Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi Taipei–Taoyuan
Frequent-flyer program	VietJet Skyclub
Fleet size	18 (+50 due to be delivered)
Destinations	29
Parent company	VietJet Air
Headquarters	Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand
Key people	Woranate Laprabang (CEO)[2]
Website	th.vietjetair.com

Airbus A321 (HS-VKG) of Thai VietJet Air parked at Suvarnabhumi Airport

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:

Country	City	Airport	Notes	Refs
Cambodia	Phnom Penh	Phnom Penh International Airport		[7]
China	Beijing	Beijing Daxing International Airport		[8]
	Guangzhou	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport		[8]
	Guilin	Guilin Liangjiang International Airport
	Hohhot	Hohhot Baita International Airport		[9]
	Shenyang	Shenyang Taoxian International Airport		[10]
	Zhangjiajie	Zhangjiajie Hehua Airport		[11]
India	Ahmedabad	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport	Terminated	[12]
	Gaya	Gaya Airport	Seasonal
	Mumbai	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
Japan	Fukuoka	Fukuoka Airport
	Naha	Naha Airport
	Osaka	Kansai International Airport
	Sapporo	New Chitose Airport		[13]
Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar	Chinggis Khaan International Airport	Seasonal	[14]
Singapore	Singapore	Changi Airport	Terminated	[7][15]
Taiwan	Taipei	Taoyuan International Airport	Base	[15]
Thailand	Bangkok	Suvarnabhumi Airport	Base
	Chiang Mai	Chiang Mai International Airport
	Chiang Rai	Chiang Rai International Airport
	Hat Yai	Hat Yai International Airport
	Khon Kaen	Khon Kaen Airport
	Krabi	Krabi International Airport
	Nakhon Si Thammarat	Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport	Terminated
	Pattaya	U-Tapao International Airport		[16]
	Phuket	Phuket International Airport
	Surat Thani	Surat Thani International Airport
	Ubon Ratchathani	Ubon Ratchathani Airport
	Udon Thani	Udon Thani International Airport		[17]
Vietnam	Can Tho	Can Tho International Airport	Charter
	Da Lat	Lien Khuong Airport
	Da Nang	Da Nang International Airport		[18]
	Hanoi	Noi Bai International Airport
	Ho Chi Minh City	Tan Son Nhat International Airport		[16]
	Phu Quoc	Phu Quoc International Airport

Airline partnerships

Thai VietJet Air besides having a codeshare partnership with its parent company VietJet Air it also has Interline partnerships with APG Airlines^[19] and Norse Atlantic.^[20]

Fleet

Thai VietJet Air Airbus A320-200, Suvarnabhumi Airport

As of May 2024^[update], Thai VietJet Air operates the following aircraft:^[21]

Thai Vietjet Air fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Airbus A320-200	12	—	180	To be phased out.[22]
Airbus A321-200	6	—	230
Boeing 737 MAX	—	50	—	Ordered by parent company.[23] Deliveries start from 2025.
Total	18	50

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 flight crew noticed avionic smoke when passing 4,000 ft. There were no casualties and the incident is under investigation.^[24]