THAI Smile Airways is a Thai regional airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Thai Airways International headquartered in Bangkok. In 2023, it was announced that Thai Smile would be merged into its parent company Thai Airways.[2]
On 20 May 2011, the Thai Airways board announced plans to create a new lower-cost airline, at the time dubbed Thai Wings.[3][verification needed] The creation of the airline was announced by Ampon Kittiampon, the chairman of Thai's board of directors, on 19 August 2011.[4][verification needed] It is planned to begin operations in July 2012.[4] According to Ampon, THAI Smile is intended to serve the market gap between low-cost carriers and full service airlines.[4] The name THAI Smile was chosen from a pool of 2,229 entries in a contest to name the airline.[4] 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.[4]
In 2020, THAI Smile established 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.[5]
Merger into Thai Airways InternationalEdit
In February 2023, it has been announced that Thai Smile may be dissolved as a separate entity and merged with parent company, Thai Airways International, by mid-2024 in an effort to reduce losses.[6]
On 18 May 2023, it was announced that Thai Smile would be merged into its parent as part of Thai Airways International's post-COVID reconstruction process by the end of 2023.[7]
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THAI Smile Airways is a Thai regional airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Thai Airways International headquartered in Bangkok In 2023 it was announced that Thai Smile would be merged into its parent company Thai Airways 2 THAI Smile Airwaysbristh ithysmaylaexrewy cakdIATA ICAO CallsignWE THD THAI SMILEFounded19 August 2011 2011 08 19 as Thai Wings Commenced operations7 July 2012 2012 07 07 as Thai Smile AOC AOC 0007 1 HubsBangkok SuvarnabhumiFocus citiesChiang MaiFrequent flyer programRoyal Orchid PlusAllianceStar Alliance Connecting Partner Fleet size16Destinations35Parent companyThai Airways International 100 Headquarters89 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road Chatuchak Bangkok 10900 ThailandKey peopleViset Sontichai CEO Websitewww wbr thaismileair wbr com Contents 1 History 1 1 Merger into Thai Airways International 2 Destination 8 3 Fleet 4 Sponsorship 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditOn 20 May 2011 the Thai Airways board announced plans to create a new lower cost airline at the time dubbed Thai Wings 3 verification needed The creation of the airline was announced by Ampon Kittiampon the chairman of Thai s board of directors on 19 August 2011 4 verification needed It is planned to begin operations in July 2012 4 According to Ampon THAI Smile is intended to serve the market gap between low cost carriers and full service airlines 4 The name THAI Smile was chosen from a pool of 2 229 entries in a contest to name the airline 4 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 4 In 2020 THAI Smile established 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 5 Merger into Thai Airways International Edit In February 2023 it has been announced that Thai Smile may be dissolved as a separate entity and merged with parent company Thai Airways International by mid 2024 in an effort to reduce losses 6 On 18 May 2023 it was announced that Thai Smile would be merged into its parent as part of Thai Airways International s post COVID reconstruction process by the end of 2023 7 Destination 8 EditAs in 2023 Thai Smile operate the following destination Country Territory City Region Airport Notes Refs nbsp Bangladesh Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport Terminated nbsp Cambodia Phnom Penh Phnom Penh International Airport TerminatedSiem Reap Siem Reap International Airport Airport ClosedSiem Reap Angkor International Airport begins 29 October 2023 nbsp China Changsha Changsha Huanghua International Airport TerminatedChongqing Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport TerminatedKunming Kunming Changshui International Airport TerminatedXiamen Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport TerminatedZhengzhou Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport Terminated nbsp Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Terminated nbsp India Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Terminated 9 Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport TerminatedGaya Gaya Airport SeasonalHyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport TerminatedJaipur Jaipur International Airport TerminatedKolkata Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Terminated 10 Lucknow Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport TerminatedMumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport TerminatedVaranasi Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport Terminated nbsp Indonesia Jakarta Soekarno Hatta International Airport Terminated nbsp Laos Luang Prabang Luang Prabang International Airport TerminatedVientiane Wattay International Airport Terminated nbsp Macau Macau Macau International Airport Terminated nbsp Malaysia Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu International Airport Terminated 11 Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport TerminatedPenang Penang International Airport Terminated nbsp Myanmar Mandalay Mandalay International Airport TerminatedYangon Yangon International Airport Terminated nbsp Nepal Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport ends 30 November 2023 nbsp Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Terminated nbsp Sri Lanka Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport Terminated nbsp Taiwan Kaohsiung Kaohsiung International Airport TerminatedTaipei Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Terminated nbsp Thailand Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport Terminated 12 Suvarnabhumi Airport HubChiang Mai Chiang Mai International Airport Focus city ends 28 October 2023Chiang Rai Mae Fah Luang Chiang Rai International Airport ends 31 December 2023Hat Yai Hat Yai International Airport ends 31 December 2023Khon Kaen Khon Kaen Airport ends 31 December 2023Krabi Krabi International Airport ends 31 December 2023Loei Loei Airport TerminatedNakhon Si Thammarat Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport TerminatedNan Nan Nakhon Airport TerminatedNarathiwat Narathiwat Airport ends 31 December 2023Phuket Phuket International Airport TerminatedRoi Et Roi Et Airport TerminatedSurat Thani Surat Thani International Airport TerminatedTrang Trang Airport TerminatedUbon Ratchathani Ubon Ratchathani Airport ends 31 December 2023Udon Thani Udon Thani International Airport ends 30 November 2023 nbsp Vietnam Hanoi Noi Bai International AirportHo Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International AirportFleet Edit nbsp Thai Smile Airbus A320 200As of 2023 update THAI Smile operates the following aircraft 13 Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers NoteU Y TotalAirbus A320 200 3 12 156 168 To be transferred back to Thai Airways International by the end of 2023 14 9 162 174Total 12Sponsorship EditThai Smile Airways is currently an official sponsor of Thai Honda Ladkrabang and Ratchaburi Mitr Phol 15 16 References Edit List of Thailand Air Operator Certificate Holders Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand 5 October 2022 Retrieved 5 October 2022 Cross Lee 2023 05 18 Thai Smile to be Re Absorbed into Thai Airways International Airways Retrieved 2023 05 22 THAI to launch new budget airline Bangkok Post 20 May 2011 Retrieved 22 August 2011 a b c d e THAI sister airline launch set for 2012 Bangkok Post 20 August 2011 Retrieved 22 August 2011 Thai Smile Flight Pass Thaismile com Retrieved 19 March 2020 bangkokpost com Thai Smile THAI merger to cut losses 25 February 2023 Cross Lee 2023 05 18 Thai Smile to be Re Absorbed into Thai Airways International Airways Retrieved 2023 05 22 Thai Smile Booking and Destinations Thai Smile Retrieved 1 May 2020 THAI SMILE MOVES AHMEDABAD SERVICE TO THAI FROM SEP 2023 Aeroroutes Retrieved 24 August 2023 Thai Smile Resumes Kolkata Bangkok Flights Liu Jim August 16 2017 Update 2 Thai Smile cancels Kota Kinabalu service from Sep 2017 Routes Online Retrieved 2022 01 25 New Route Fly Direct Flights from Donmuang to Chiang Mai Thai Smile Airbus Orders and Deliveries XLS accessed via Orders amp Deliveries Airbus 31 August 2017 Retrieved 4 October 2017 leah 2023 05 18 Thai Airways Thai Smile merger gets green light Thaiger Retrieved 2023 05 21 ithyhxnda thum 100 lan luyithylik tngepathxp 10 Retrieved 29 January 2017 saykarbinaerk rachburicbmuxithysmayl Retrieved 15 September 2017 External links Edit nbsp Media related to Thai Smile at Wikimedia Commons Official websitePortals nbsp Thailand nbsp Companies nbsp Aviation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thai Smile amp oldid 1179983649, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
