Thai Smile
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| Founded | May 2011 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 7 July 2012 | ||||||
| Hubs | Suvarnabhumi Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Don Mueang International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Chiang Mai International Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Royal Orchid Plus | ||||||
| Fleet size | 15 | ||||||
| Destinations | 12 | ||||||
| Company slogan | Trendy, Friendly, Worthy | ||||||
| Parent company | Thai Airways | ||||||
| Headquarters | 1704,1705-1708A AIA Capital Center, 17th Floor, 89 Ratchadapisek Road, Khaeng Din Daeng, Khet Din Daeng, Bangkok, Thailand 10400 | ||||||
| Key people | Woranet Laprabang | ||||||
| Website | www |
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Thai Smile Air (Thai:การบินไทยสมายล์) is the regional airline and wholly owned subsidiary of Thai Airways.[1] Based in Thailand, it began operations in July 2012.
History
On 20 May 2011, the Thai Airways board announced plans to create a new lower-cost airline, at the time dubbed Thai Wings.[2] The creation of the airline was announced by Ampon Kittiampon, the chairman of Thai's board of directors, on 19 August 2011.[3] 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]
Destinations
Thai Smile currently flies to the following destinations:[4][5]
- Cambodia
- China
- Macau
- Malaysia
- Penang - Penang International Airport (begins 16 July 2016)[6]
- Myanmar
- Thailand
- Bangkok - Don Mueang International Airport
- 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 Airport
- Narathiwat - Narathiwat Airport
- Phuket - Phuket International Airport
- Surat Thani - Surat Thani Airport
- Ubon Ratchathani - Ubon Ratchathani Airport
- Udon Thani - Udon Thani International Airport
Fleet
THAI Smile's fleet consists of 14 Airbus A320-200 aircraft in an all Economy Class configuration of 174 seats. ‘Smile Plus’ in the first rows of the aircraft features 30 seats with additional space and enhanced inflight service. Four aircraft were delivered in 2012 with the first arrival in June. THAI Smile plans to expand its fleet to 20 Airbus A320s within three years and add services to neighboring countries and southern China.[7]
| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| Airbus A320-200 | 15 | — | 162 | |
| Total | 15 | — |
References
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- ↑ http://www.thaismileair.com/thaismile/en/where-we-fly.htm
- ↑ http://airlineroute.net/2013/08/21/tgs-w13/
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- ↑ http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/THAI-Smile
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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