| Airline: | Thai AirAsia X Thai: ไทยแอร์เอเชีย เอกซ์ |
| Bases: | Don Mueang International Airport[1] |
| Fleet Size: | 10 |
| Destinations: | 6 |
| Iata: | XJ |
| Icao: | TAX |
| Callsign: | EXPRESS WING |
| Frequent Flyer: | BIG Loyalty Programme |
| Parent: | Asia Aviation Public Company Limited[2] |
| Headquarters: | Don Mueang district, Bangkok, Thailand |
| Key People: | Nadda Buranasiri[3] |
Thai AirAsia X (th|ไทยแอร์เอเชีย เอกซ์) is a Thai long-haul low-cost airline based at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok. It is a joint venture of AirAsia X from Malaysia and Thai AirAsia.
On 18 September 2013 AirAsia X signed a shareholders agreement with Tassapon Bijleveld and Julpas Krueospon to establish a joint venture co-operation for a long-haul low-cost airline, a Thai company named Thai AirAsia X Company Limited was started in which AirAsia took a 49% share. Thai AirAsia X is the medium and long-haul operation of the brand Thai AirAsia. The franchise can keep costs down by using a common ticketing system, aircraft livery, employee uniforms, and management style.
On 3 February 2014 Thai AirAsia X received an Air Operators Certificate from the Department of Civil Aviation of Thailand which allowed the airline to apply for permits and slots for the intended routes.[4] On 17 June 2014, Thai AirAsia X operated its first flight from Bangkok to Seoul with an Airbus A330-300.[5] Following destinations were Osaka and Tokyo on 1 September 2014.
In December 2016, Thai AirAsia X announced the end of services to the Middle East by subsequently cancelling all flights to Tehran and Muscat.[6]
In August 2019, Thai AirAsia X took delivery of its first Airbus A330neo aircraft.[7]
Due to lockdown measures, all domestic flights in July 2021 were canceled.[8] In October 2021, Thai Asia X announced the resumption of flights at Suvarnabhumi Airport for the next month.[9]
On 26 April 2022 Thai AirAsia X announced that it would be moving its Bangkok operations from Don Mueang International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport.[10] On 19 May 2022 Thai AirAsia X filed for bankruptcy with the Central Bankruptcy Court in Bangkok, however the process would have no impact on passengers, as operations continue as usual.[11]
See main article: List of AirAsia Group destinations., Thai AirAsia X flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:
, Thai AirAsia X operates the following aircraft:[19] [20]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | E | Total | |||||
| Airbus A330-300 | 10 | rowspan="2" | - | 12 | 365 | 377 | |
| - | 367 | 367 | |||||
| Total | 10 | - | |||||
Thai AirAsia X has previously operated the following aircraft: