Thai Airways International
A Thai Airways Airbus A350 | |||||||
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| Founded | 29 March 1960 (as Thai International) | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 1 April 1988 (merger with Thai Airways Company) | ||||||
| AOC # | AOC.0003 | ||||||
| Hubs | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Royal Orchid Plus | ||||||
| Alliance | Star Alliance | ||||||
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| Fleet size | 77 | ||||||
| Destinations | 65 | ||||||
| Parent company | Ministry of Finance (47.86%) | ||||||
| Traded as | SET: THAI | ||||||
| Headquarters | 89 Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand | ||||||
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| Revenue | ฿57,554 million (Q3 2024) | ||||||
| Net income | ฿12,483 million (Q3 2024) | ||||||
| Total assets | ฿263,743 million (Q3 2024) | ||||||
| Employees | 16,000 (2025) | ||||||
| Website | thaiairways | ||||||
Thai Airways International plc (Thai: บริษัท การบินไทย จำกัด (มหาชน)) is the flag carrier airline of Thailand. Formed in 1961 as a joint venture between SAS and Thai Airways Company, the airline has its corporate headquarters in Vibhavadi Rangsit Road, Chatuchak district, Bangkok, and primarily operates from Suvarnabhumi Airport. THAI is a founding member of the Star Alliance. The airline is the second-largest shareholder of the low-cost carrier Nok Air with a 8.91 percent stake (2021), and it launched a regional carrier under the name Thai Smile in the middle of 2012 using new Airbus A320 aircraft. In 2023, it was announced that Thai Smile would be merged back into Thai Airways.
Operating from its primary hub at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, THAI currently serves 51 international and 10 domestic destinations using a fleet of 77 aircraft consisting of wide-body and narrow-body aircraft from both Boeing and Airbus with 90 aircraft on order as of April 2025, with plans to increase its fleet to 143 aircraft by 2029. Currently THAI's route network is dominated by flights to cities in Europe, Asia and Oceania flying to 30 countries as of March 2025 including 9 domestic routes. THAI was the first Asia-Pacific airline to serve Heathrow Airport. Among Asia-Pacific carriers, the company has one of the largest passenger operations in Europe serving 11 airports.
THAI Airways is a member and one of the five founding members of Star Alliance, which was founded on 14 May 1997.