Thai Lion Air

4.4
1,844 customer reviews
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About Thai Lion Air

Company Information

Thai Lion Air is a relatively new airline, founded in 2013, and is an associate company of the Indonesia-based Lion Air. The full name of the company is Thai Lion Mentari Co.
The airline is based in Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport, from where it serves 50 destinations across Thailand and Asia.
Thai Lion Air IATA code is SL.
Thai Lion Airlines’ fleet currently consists of over three dozen aircraft out of which there are two Airbus A330-300 which are due to be transferred to Batik Air and 2 – Thai Lion Air Airbus A330-900neo.

Routes served by Thai Lion Air Mentari

Thai Lionair services domestic destinations across Thailand as well as international routes to airports in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Vietnam.

Domestic destinations

Thai North

The company's very first scheduled flight was between Bangkok and Chiang Mai. Today this route remains Thai Lion Air’s most popular one in Thailand with over a dozen departures a day.
Another important destination in the Thai North in the airline’s flight network is Chiang Rai.

Thai South

Lion Air flights serve all the star destinations of the Thai South including:

  • Phuket with one plane heading to Phuket roughly every 15 minutes between 3 am and 10 pm
  • Hat Yai
  • Krabi
  • Trang
  • Surat Thani for an onward transfer to Koh Samui and Koh Phangan.

International destinations

Thai Lionair international network covers over a dozen countries in the Asian region. Some of the most popular flights and routes are as follows:

Note that according to the company's agreement, flights between Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur are served both by Thai Lion Air and Malindo Air, Lion Air’s fellow subsidiary.

Thai Lion Air Booking

Booking Thai Lion Air tickets online is a simple and quick process. It can be done both via the airline's website or through its affiliated sellers.
Your e-ticket will contain the full itinerary and flight information.
To manage your Thai Lion Air booking, you have first to register or, if already registered, to sign up to your account at the airline's official website with your email and password.
You will then be able to update your booking details, contacts, special service requests, APIS or apply for a refund, though this function is subject to restrictions.

The latest Thai Lion Air promotions are posted online – keep an eye on the airline’s SM accounts.
Promo codes up to 5 percent sometimes appear on specialised promo websites.
Also, there are seasonal and holiday sales and special deals – these require either booking much in advance or at the last minute.

Pros

  1. Thai Lion Air almost always offers the most budget-friendly options compared to other regional carriers.
  2. The biggest benefit of travelling with Thai Lion Air is that checked luggage up to 15 kg is included. This is a real money-saver!
  3. The airline runs regular promotions, which can be great value.
  4. Thai Lion Air also allows you to choose your seat for free, not something that many other budget airlines offer.

Cons

  1. The airline does not offer complimentary food or drink on its flights. Snacks and drinks can be purchased on-board, though.
  2. The aircrafts also do not have any in-flight entertainment. Whilst this probably won't be an issue for very short domestic flights lasting an hour or two, on longer flights this can be a pain.
  3. There are no discounts for kids over 2 y.o. – they are charged full fare.

Thai Lion Air Reviews

Positive reviews never fail to mention the included luggage, which is actually a pretty rare perk in Asia and unheard of in Europe where budget airlines will always charge for checked bags.
The constantly growing number of destinations served is yet another feature that pleases travellers.
Complaints about Thai Lion Air tend to focus on the size of the seats on their flights as they can feel a bit of a squeeze for foreign travellers.
Delays are not uncommon, so it is always worth leaving plenty of time if you have a connecting flight, just in case. This is especially true if you need to travel from Don Mueang International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport, as Bangkok is notoriously busy at the best of times!

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Thai Lion Air Popular Routes

Singapore - Don Mueang Airport
12:00, 12:10, 12:20, 12:55, 20:30, 21:45, 22:40
Tangerang - Don Mueang Airport
05:00, 06:00
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Thai Lion Air Schedule & Timetable

Flight numberClassDeparture StationArrival StationDepartureArrivalTravel time
SL1817EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport23:1500:401h 25m
SL1813EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport21:5523:201h 25m
SL813EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport21:1522:401h 25m
SL813EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport20:4522:101h 25m
SL813EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport20:3021:551h 25m
SL6817EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport20:2521:501h 25m
SL1813EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport20:1021:351h 25m
SL6817EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport19:5521:201h 25m
SL813EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport19:5021:101h 20m
SL813EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport19:3020:501h 20m
SL1815EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport19:2520:451h 20m
SL813EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport19:0520:251h 20m
SL813EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport18:1019:251h 15m
SL813EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport18:0019:201h 20m
SL813EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport17:5019:101h 20m
SL813EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport17:4519:051h 20m
SL813EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport17:3018:551h 25m
SL813EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport17:2018:451h 25m
SL1811EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport16:2517:451h 20m
SL813EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport16:0017:201h 20m
SL813EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport15:5517:151h 20m
SL813EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport15:4017:001h 20m
SL1811EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport15:0016:251h 25m
SL1811EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport14:4516:051h 20m
SL1811EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport14:0515:251h 20m
SL807EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport13:3015:001h 30m
SL6807EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport13:2514:451h 20m
SL807EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport13:1514:351h 20m
SL807EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport13:1014:351h 25m
SL807EconomyDon Mueang AirportKrabi Airport13:0514:301h 25m

Thai Lion Air Stations

Don Mueang AirportGuangzhou Baiyun AirportSoekarno Hatta AirportKathmandu AirportNarita AirportPenang International AirportShanghai Pudong AirportSingapore AirportShenzhen Baoan AirportTaoyuan AirportXian Xianyang Airport

Thai Lion Air Company Reviews

A N
On time and smooth running. Lovely.
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Mar 1, 2024
A
The flight was super punctual. The staff were friendly and everything went smoothly. We were very positively surprised.
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flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Oct 3, 2023
J G
Second unsuccessful take-off attempt. A total delay of 4 hours.
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flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Aug 26, 2023
K M
Van was on time, driver was not too crazy driving 😁easy to find building
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Apr 27, 2023
Y Y
Oké Flight. For us Dutch tall people very tiny seats. No room for knees. Would be nice to put tall people at emergancy seats. No prob to pay extra for that. But no possability
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Jan 20, 2023
D S
Its very easy to book here
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Aug 6, 2022
H H
Very nice ride
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Jul 24, 2022
H H
Wonderful and easy
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Jul 23, 2022
R R
It was fine apart from the seatbelts on the plane being shorter than planes in Europe
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Nov 25, 2021
I K
Perfect. Departure, arrival minute by minute.
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flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Jan 24, 2021
R L
Très satisfait de ce vol réservé auprès de 12 goAsia.
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Mar 27, 2020
A A
Great trip no problems .
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Mar 25, 2020
W E
could not make annulation with refund
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Mar 24, 2020
M T
Plane 1 hour late paying meal it's the worst domestic flight made in Thailand
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flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Mar 21, 2020
C R
Everything worked great. Ferry, bus to airport and flight to Bangkok. Were first skeptical about nen foreign portal to book but is absolutely recommendable. Good opportunity to book a total package cheaply.
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flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Mar 20, 2020
L P
Everything has gone nice and easy. Can’t complain. Would recommend!
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Mar 19, 2020
J S
Pleasant flight, great landing.
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Mar 11, 2020
A S
Great trip and well organised by 12go.asia airline was spot on and would recommend.
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Mar 8, 2020
S V
Fast en sufficient
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Mar 4, 2020
A A
Fine airport , well everyone wearing mouth caps, while this makes no sense when you are not sick. Good flight and we also got a seat with extra legroom, which was around a row of three next to us.
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flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Mar 3, 2020
M F
Nice friendly staff.
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Mar 2, 2020
M D
Very very clean hotel, pleasant staff. Ideal for a night out of the airport. Not more though because the location is not very good.
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flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Mar 2, 2020
T A
Good service
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Mar 1, 2020
T M
Amazing
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Feb 29, 2020
M M
I was charged 850 thai baht for extra 7 kilogram , when the whole ticket was for 600 baht !! This was the worst thing but everything except this was very good
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Feb 27, 2020
M R
They changed the boarding gate and delayed the departure time. Lousy
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flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Feb 27, 2020
T A
Good service
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Feb 27, 2020
L K
It was a interesting flight up . Airhost didnt do much. The plane made weird noises
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Feb 26, 2020
M B
Fast easy flight to Chiang Rai from Bangkok.
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Feb 23, 2020
P J
Everything in order. Flight was pleasant and on time. Nothing negative.
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flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Feb 22, 2020
K A
The gate was changed but no proper information was given. Thankfully they called our name and we made it in the nick of time. Apart from that, flight was on time, pretty smooth, clean and good staff
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Feb 22, 2020
H P
Fantastic service . Very lovely staff :)
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Feb 22, 2020
J C
very good
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Feb 19, 2020
F S
he registration and security formalities are done with ease and speed...
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flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Feb 19, 2020
H J
The staff are extremely helpful
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Feb 18, 2020
C C
Clear mentions regarding luggage options, on schedule, good aircraft and nice flight attendants.
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flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Feb 16, 2020
J V
The flight itself was good but I was terrifying about the landing! Was not good at all
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flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Feb 14, 2020
T F
uper flight, (almost) everything perfect. However, the weight limit for hand luggage should not be applied so restrictively.
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flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Feb 11, 2020
C B
Website Information was correct. We booked 2x 20kg baggage and Thai Lion Air was informed.
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flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Feb 8, 2020
R L
Great
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Feb 8, 2020
T B
Staff very courteous even though we missed a few requirements. We had not paid for additional baggage weight so we needed to go to another counter to pay for that before check in. And we had forgotten and left some lithium batteries in the luggage that a polite team of security helped us find. Just leave extra time in case of problems. Everyone so polite and helpful though we don’t speak Thai and these were rookie mistakes.
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Feb 6, 2020
M K
We flew with lion air they wher rude the staff , as well they are super annal about hand luggage, they weighed are before we boarded and at check in , we bought extra luggage allowence and they still gave us grief even though we were not over weight
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Feb 6, 2020
B
punctual, uncomplicated, pleasant staff. Good price.
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flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Feb 5, 2020
J V
No water during flight.
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Feb 5, 2020
F D
On-time flight, good seats and very competent staff
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flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Feb 2, 2020
M W
On time, good domestic service.
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Jan 31, 2020
B O
Good price and no problem during the flight.
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Jan 30, 2020
T L
perfect! thom lomain
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Jan 30, 2020
R A
Everithing was fine
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Jan 27, 2020
M S
Staff very nice with pax at the counter and Flight Attendant
flight Economy, Thai Lion Air, Jan 27, 2020
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96.3% of 1,844 travelers were presumably happy with Thai Lion Air as they left good or no review