Explore Thailand’s 8 New Airlines in 2021

This year, eight new Thai airlines are set for take off, anticipating a continued recovery in leisure travel and anticipating around 35 million foreign tourists. Among them is Cool Airlines, which intends to provide scheduled services on medium to long-haul international routes.

This comes following approval from the Ministry of Transport for operating licenses, as stated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT). These airlines have also been granted authorisation to import a total of 60 aircraft.

The new entrants will vie for a share of the projected 130 million passengers due to travel through the country’s six major airports this year. This competitive landscape includes established carriers like Thai Airways International, which is finalising an order for up to 80 jets from Boeing, and Thai AirAsia.

In the previous year, foreign tourist arrivals surged to 28…