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Thai Lion Air Confirms A330-300 Delivery Schedules
6th Sep 2017
Thailand-based low-cost airline Thai Lion Air (TLA) has confirmed the delivery schedules of its first three Airbus A330-300s. All three wide-body aircraft will arrive by the end of 2017, with the first A330-300 scheduled for delivery in November and the other two later in December.
According to TLA Chief Executive Officer Aswin Yangkirativorn the new planes will be used for regular services from Don Muang International Airport (TLA’s airport base in Bangkok) to China, Japan and South Korea. The carrier has already managed to secure operating rights from the Chinese authorities for a route to Shanghai and has also submitted an application for an airport slot and flying rights to the Chinese capital of Beijing as well.
This type of aircraft is capable of carrying up to 400 passengers and has a max range of 11,750 kilometers. That’s about double the range of the two aircraft types that TLA currently has in its fleet – Boeing B737-800 and B737-900ER. The first one can carry 189 passengers and fly a distance of 5,665km, while the other type has 215 seats and a max flying distance of 5,900km.
Also, while the Boeings are configured in an all-economy layout, meaning there are no business or premium economy seats, the A330-300 will have 370 seats in the Economy Class and another 18 to 20 seats in the Premium Economy Class. The latter should be much like a regular Business Class cabin, with lie-flat seats and back-seat in-flight entertainment (IFE) system. The Economy Class will also have a similar IFE system, so you can watch movies while traveling.
In addition, TLA has also changed the livery for the new planes and it will be different from the traditional red logo on a white fuselage that it has on its other jets.
With this delivery, TLA is officially entering the medium-to-long-haul market. The other two airlines in this market are Thai AirAsia X (TAAX) and NokScoot. However, they lack many of the features that TLA is announcing for its new planes.
TLA’s current business model involves narrow-body aircrafts and short-haul flights.
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