THAI Smile Airways is a Thai regional airline and a subsidiary of Thai Airways International headquartered in Bangkok.
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Founded | 19 August 2011; 11 years ago (2011-08-19) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 7 July 2012; 10 years ago (2012-07-07) | ||||||
AOC # | AOC.0007[1] | ||||||
Hubs | Suvarnabhumi Airport | ||||||
Focus cities | Chiang Mai International Airport | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Royal Orchid Plus | ||||||
Alliance | Star Alliance (Connecting Partner) | ||||||
Fleet size | 20 | ||||||
Destinations | 39 | ||||||
Parent company | Thai Airways International (100%) | ||||||
Headquarters | 89 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok, Thailand 10900 | ||||||
Key people | Viset Sontichai, Acting CEO | ||||||
Website | www |
On 20 May 2011, the Thai Airways board announced plans to create a new lower-cost airline, at the time dubbed Thai Wings.[2][verification needed] The creation of the airline was announced by Ampon Kittiampon, the chairman of Thai's board of directors, on 19 August 2011.[3][verification needed] It is planned to begin operations in July 2012.[3] According to Ampon, THAI Smile is intended to serve the market gap between low-cost carriers and full service airlines.[3] The name THAI Smile was chosen from a pool of 2,229 entries in a contest to name the airline.[3] According to an official at Thai Airways, THAI Smile is planned to begin showing an annual profit of about five million baht within two years of the start of operations.[3]
as of February 2022[update] THAI Smile flies to 12 destinations in Thailand and 20 destinations in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, India and Vietnam.[4]
THAI Smile Flight Pass[9]
THAI Smile has a partnership with USA based Optiontown to run a prepaid flight subscription platform called Flight Pass, which enables customers to pre-purchase THAI Smile flights to one or more destinations at the best available price and decide when they want to travel at a later date.
As of 1 November 2021, THAI Smile's fleet consists of the following aircraft:[10]
Aircraft | Config | In Service | Orders | Seating Class | Note | ||
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U | Y | Total | |||||
Airbus A320-200 | 320 | 6 | — | 12 | 156 | 168 | |
32S | 14 | — | 162 | 174 | |||
Total | 20 | — |
Thai Smile Airways is currently an official sponsor of Thai Honda Ladkrabang and Ratchaburi Mitr Phol.[11][12]
Media related to Thai Smile at Wikimedia Commons
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