Thai Lion Air launches two international routes

Thai Lion Air has started flying from Bangkok Don Mueang airport to Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur this week. Both routes are operated by the 215-seat B737-900ER in an all-economy configuration.

The Bangkok-Jakarta flight departs twice daily as follows:

Meanwhile, the daily Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur service is scheduled as follows:

Indonesia and Thailand are the two biggest economies in Asean and passenger traffic between the two countries is increasing. The market for air travel between Thailand and Malaysia, also a major economic power in Asean, is also growing. The airline launched its maiden flight to Chiang Mai early this month (see here), and provides two daily services for the route. The carrier plans to increase its Bangkok-Chiang Mai service to four times daily after the delivery of two more 189-seat Boeing 737-800s aircraft in February. It also plans to launch a daily non-stop flight in February between Bangkok and Singapore, as well as new domestic services such as Bangkok-Hat Yai and Chiang Mai-Krabi.

For more information, visit www.lionairthai.com/en

Valerian Ho