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Orient Thai Airlines Co., Ltd. was[1] a Thai airline with its head office in Khlong Toei, Bangkok.[2] It operated charter and scheduled services in Southeast Asia and was based at Don Mueang International Airport. On October 9, 2018, the airline ceased all operations.[3]

Orient Thai Airlines
โอเรียนท์ ไทย แอร์ไลน์

IATA ICAO Callsign OX OEA ORIENT THAI
Founded	1995 (1995)
Ceased operations	July 2018 (flight operations) 9 October 2018 (liquidation)
Hubs	Don Mueang International Airport
Fleet size	13
Destinations	4
Headquarters	Khlong Toei, Bangkok, Thailand
Key people	Kajit Habanananda, Chairman
Website	flyorientthai.com

History

Orient Thai Airlines and its now-defunct wholly owned domestic carrier One-Two-GO Airlines are the only Thai airlines to bear a royal seal, made possible by the owner's, Udom Tantiprasonchai, close relationship with the King of Thailand, based on Mr. Tantiprasongchai's history of breaking traditional commercial barriers for Thailand. Prior to their current location, Orient Thai and its subsidiary One-Two-GO were headquartered in Don Mueang District, Bangkok.[4][5]

On 22 July 2008, shortly after the crash of One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 in Phuket which killed 89 people, and after the Internet publication of illegally excessive work hours and check ride fraud, Orient Thai and One-Two-GO were ordered to suspend service for 56 days.[6]

On 22 September 2010, Orient Thai took delivery of its first Boeing 747-400 aircraft, previously registered as N548MD, and arrived at the Orient Thai base as HS-STC.[7] In November 2015, Orient Thai Airways signed a contract with the Amadeus IT Group to be listed in Global Distribution Systems for the first time.[8]

In early May 2016, the airline was sanctioned for the second time within a few weeks by the Civil Aviation Administration of China after violating regulations.[9] In September 2017, Orient Thai Airlines temporarily suspended all operations.[10] In December 2017, it resumed services after completing re-certification with the Thai aviation authorities.[11]

By end of July 2018, Orient Thai Airlines suspended all operations and entered a restructuring process.[12] The airline later ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy in October 2018. On 5 January 2021, Royal Gazette published an announcement declaring Orient Thai Airlines bankrupt and ordering the Legal Execution Department to seize its remaining assets to pay its debtors and the founder of the airline dies 2 weeks later at age 66.[13]

Destinations

As of November 2017, Orient Thai Airlines served the following scheduled destinations:[14]

Thailand

• Bangkok – Don Mueang International Airport base

People's Republic of China

• Changsha – Changsha Huanghua International Airport
• Nanchang – Nanchang Changbei International Airport
• Shanghai – Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Australia

• Brisbane - Brisbane International Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

As of July 2018, the Orient Thai Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft:[15]

Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Notes
Boeing 737-300	4	—	all currently stored
Boeing 737-400	2	—	all currently stored
Boeing 747-400	3	—	all currently stored
Boeing 767-300	5	—	all currently stored
Total	14	—

Retired aircraft

During its history, Orient Thai Airlines operated a wide range of pre-owned aircraft including most variants of the Boeing 747:[16]

Orient Thai Airlines Retired Fleet[16]

Aircraft	Total	Note
Boeing 737-300	2	ex Continental Airlines and Air China
Lockheed L1011-1	6	ex 1x Rich International Airways, 3x Cathay Pacific, 1x Kampuchea Airlines & 1x Delta Airlines
Boeing 747-100	2	ex Japan Airlines
Boeing 747-100SR/SUD	2	ex Japan Airlines
Boeing 747-200B	7	ex Japan Airlines, United Airlines and Orange Air aircraft
Boeing 747-200SF	1	Cargo aircraft ex Japan Airlines; sold to MK Airlines
Boeing 747-200SCD	1	Cargo aircraft ex Japan Airlines; sold to MK Airlines
Boeing 747-300	6	ex Korean Air and Japan Airlines; 1 sold to Max Air
Boeing 747-300M	1	ex KLM
Boeing 747-400	1	ex Garuda Indonesia and Cathay Pacific Airways
Boeing 747-400M	1	ex Saudia; sold to Eaglexpress
Boeing 767-300ER	3	ex Aeroflot and China Eastern Airlines
McDonnell Douglas MD-81	2	ex Japan Airlines
McDonnell Douglas MD-82	2	ex MontAir and China Southern Airlines

Incidents and accidents

• In September 2004, an Orient Thai 747 mistakenly flew within 200 meters of Japan's Tokyo Tower over the heart of downtown Tokyo.[17]

• On 31 July 2013, a chartered Orient Thai 737-400 operating as OX833 made an emergency landing at Surat Thani airport, carrying Chinese passengers from Shenzhen to Phuket. None of the 130 passengers and nine crew was injured.[18]

References

External links

Media related to Orient Thai Airlines at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Orient Thai Airlines

Orient Thai Airlines (thailändisch โอเรียนท์ ไทย แอร์ไลน์) war eine thailändische Fluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Chiang Mai und Basis auf dem Flughafen Bangkok-Don Mueang.

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- [en] Orient Thai Airlines

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[fr] Orient Thai Airlines

Orient Thai Airlines est une compagnie aérienne thaïlandaise à vocation domestique et internationale, notamment vers Hong Kong. Elle se situe aussi sur le créneau des compagnies low-cost. Elle est basée à Chiang Mai.

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[ru] Orient Thai Airlines

Orient Thai Airlines Co., Ltd. – тайская авиакомпания со штаб-квартирой в Клонгтей, Бангкок.[1] Она проводит регулярные рейсы по Юго-Восточной Азии и базируется в аэропорту Дон Муанг.

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