THAI Smile Airways was a Thai regional airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Thai Airways International headquartered in Bangkok. It merged into Thai Airways International on 31 December 2023. The full cessation of operations was fully effective on January 1, 2024.
History
On 20 May 2011, the Thai Airways board announced plans to create a new lower-cost airline, at the time dubbed Thai Wings. The creation of the airline was announced by Ampon Kittiampon, the chairman of Thai's board of directors, on 19 August 2011. It began operations in July 2012. According to Ampon, THAI Smile was intended to serve the market gap between low-cost carriers and full service airlines. The name THAI Smile was chosen from a pool of 2,229 entries in a contest to name the airline. According to an official at Thai Airways, THAI Smile was planned to begin showing an annual profit of about five million baht within two years of the start of operations.
In February 2023, it was reported that Thai Smile would be dissolved as a separate entity and merged with its parent company, Thai Airways International, by mid-2024 in an effort to reduce losses.bangkokpost.com - Thai Smile-THAI merger 'to cut losses' 25 February 2023 On 18 May 2023, Thai Airways announced that Thai Smile would be merged into its parent as part of the group's post-COVID reconstruction process by the end of 2023. Thai Smile was set to cease all operations on 31 December 2023.
Corporate affairs Thai Smile Airways was an official sponsor of Thai Honda Ladkrabang and Ratchaburi Mitr Phol.
Destinations As of 2023, Thai Smile flew to the following destinations. The airline served only domestic destinations before ceasing operations on 31 December 2023. Country/territory City/region Airport Notes RefsBangladeshChittagongShah Amanat International AirportCambodiaPhnom PenhPhnom Penh International AirportSiem ReapSiem Reap International AirportSiem Reap–Angkor International AirportChinaChangshaChangsha Huanghua International AirportChongqingChongqing Jiangbei International AirportKunmingKunming Changshui International AirportXiamenXiamen Gaoqi International AirportZhengzhouZhengzhou Xinzheng International AirportHong KongHong Kong International AirportIndiaAhmedabadAhmedabad AirportDelhiIndira Gandhi International AirportGayaGaya AirportHyderabadRajiv Gandhi International AirportJaipurJaipur International AirportKolkataNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose International AirportLucknowChaudhary Charan Singh International AirportMumbaiChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International AirportVaranasiLal Bahadur Shastri AirportIndonesiaJakartaSoekarno–Hatta International AirportLaosLuang PrabangLuang Prabang International AirportVientianeWattay International AirportMacauMacau International AirportMalaysiaKota KinabaluKota Kinabalu International AirportKuala LumpurKuala Lumpur International AirportPenangPenang International AirportMyanmarMandalayMandalay International AirportYangonYangon International AirportNepalKathmanduTribhuvan International AirportSingaporeChangi AirportSri LankaColomboBandaranaike International AirportTaiwanKaohsiungKaohsiung International AirportTaipeiTaiwan Taoyuan International AirportThailandBangkokDon Mueang International AirportSuvarnabhumi AirportChiang MaiChiang Mai International AirportChiang RaiMae Fah Luang - Chiang Rai International Airport Hat YaiHat Yai International AirportKhon KaenKhon Kaen AirportKrabiKrabi International AirportLoeiLoei AirportNakhon Si ThammaratNakhon Si Thammarat AirportNanNan Nakhon AirportNarathiwatNarathiwat AirportPhuketPhuket International AirportRoi EtRoi Et AirportSurat ThaniSurat Thani International AirportTrangTrang AirportUbon RatchathaniUbon Ratchathani AirportUdon ThaniUdon Thani International AirportVietnamHanoiNoi Bai International AirportHo Chi Minh CityTan Son Nhat International Airport
Fleet
, THAI Smile operated the following aircraft:Airbus Orders and Deliveries (XLS), accessed via
AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNoteUY TotalAirbus A320-2006—12156168Transferred to Thai Airways International.14—150162Total12
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