Thai VietJet Air explained

Airline:	Thai VietJet Air
Iata:	VZ
Icao:	TVJ
Callsign:	THAI VIETJET
Parent:	VietJet Air
Aoc:	AOC.0012^[1]
Headquarters:	Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand
Bases:	Suvarnabhumi Airport
Fleet Size:	16 (+50 due to be delivered)
Destinations:	26
Frequent Flyer:	VietJet Skyclub

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 (Thai: เวียดเจ็ทแอร์).^[2]

History

Thai VietJet Air received its Air Operator's Certificate in November 2014.^[3] The carrier commenced operations on 29 March 2015 from its operating base in Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport to Phuket International Airport. The airline plans to launch services to Udon Thani later.^{[4] [5]}

The airline started operations on 5 December 2014, with a charter flight from Bangkok to Gaya.

Destinations

, Thai VietJet Air flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:

Country	City	Airport	Notes	Refs
Cambodia	Phnom Penh	Phnom Penh International Airport		^[6]
China	Beijing	Beijing Daxing International Airport		^[7]
	Guangzhou	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
	Guilin	Guilin Liangjiang International Airport
	Hohhot	Hohhot Baita International Airport		^[8]
	Shenyang	Shenyang Taoxian International Airport		^[9]
India	Ahmedabad	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport		^[10]
	Gaya	Gaya Airport
Japan	Fukuoka	Fukuoka Airport
	Naha	Naha Airport
	Osaka	Kansai International Airport
Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar	Chinggis Khaan International Airport		^[11]
Singapore	Singapore	Changi Airport		^[12]
Taiwan	Taipei	Taoyuan International Airport
Thailand	Bangkok	Suvarnabhumi Airport
	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
	Pattaya	U-Tapao International Airport		^[13]
	Phuket	Phuket International Airport
	Surat Thani	Surat Thani International Airport
	Ubon Ratchathani	Ubon Ratchathani Airport
	Udon Thani	Udon Thani International Airport		^[14]
Vietnam	Can Tho	Can Tho International Airport
	Da Lat	Lien Khuong Airport
	Da Nang	Da Nang International Airport		^[15]
	Ho Chi Minh City	Tan Son Nhat International Airport
	Phu Quoc	Phu Quoc International Airport
	Hanoi	Noi Bai International Airport

Fleet

, Thai VietJet Air operates the following aircraft:^[16]

Thai Vietjet Air fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
	12	-	180	To be phased out by 2024.^[17]
	6	-	230
Boeing 737 MAX	-	50	-	Ordered by parent company.^[18] Delivery starts from 2024.
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 during climb passing 4,000 ft. There were no casualties and the incident is under investigation.^[19]

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of Thailand Air Operator Certificate Holders . 22 March 2021 . . 22 March 2021 .
2. Web site: VietJet Air . Vietjet Air Annual Report of 2019 . VietJet Air - Investors Relations.
3. Thai Vietjet Air. Airliner World. February 2015. 15.
4. News: Kositchotethana . Boonsong . Thai VietJet Air ready for take-off . 17 April 2020 . Bangkok Post . 18 February 2015.
5. News: Thai VietJet Air starts operations. World Airline News. 8 April 2015. 17 April 2020.
6. News: Dusida Worrachaddejchai . Thai Vietjet eyes 8 new planes for fleet . 15 March 2022 . Bangkok Post . 15 March 2022.
7. Web site: Thai VietJet Air launches Ahmedabad service mid-September 2022. Aeroroutes. 15 July 2022.
8. 泰国曼谷 SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ 素万纳普机场BKK 100%推荐 超好逛的购物美食一条龙 . en . 2024-04-24 . www.youtube.com.
9. 泰国曼谷 SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ 素万纳普机场BKK 100%推荐 超好逛的购物美食一条龙 . en . 2024-04-24 . www.youtube.com.
10. Web site: Thai VietJet Air launches Ahmedabad service mid-September 2022. Aeroroutes. 15 July 2022.
11. News: Thai VietJet Air Extends Mongolia Charter to late-Oct 2023 . 17 August 2023 . AeroRoutes . 16 August 2023 . en-CA.
12. Web site: Thai Vietjet to Open New Services to Singapore and Taipei . skyfun.vietjetair.com . 2021-09-30 . 2021-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211102022949/https://skyfun.vietjetair.com/newscontent/50 . dead .
13. Web site: Liu. Jim. Thai VietJet Air adds Utapao – Vietnam routes in late-Dec 2019. routesonline. 6 December 2019.
14. Web site: Thai VietJet Air adds Udon Thani service from Nov 2019.
15. Web site: Thai VietJet Air adds Bangkok – Da Nang service from Oct 2018. routesonline. 16 November 2019.
16. Web site: Thai Vietjet Air Fleet Details and History . Planespotters.net.
17. Web site: Thai VietJetAir to be an all Boeing airline by 2024 . 2023-09-22 . ch-aviation . en.
18. Web site: VietJet to take first B737 MAX in 2024 for Thai subsidiary . 2023-09-22 . ch-aviation . en.
19. Web site: Thai Vietjet A320 at Bangkok on Apr 9th 2022, avionics smoke .