Orient Thai – Budget Airline Guide

Orient Thai Low-cost Airline

Orient Thai

Orient Thai is a budget airline based in Bangkok, Thailand. It was founded in 1995 and uses Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport as its main hub. Orient Thai was the parent company of defunct One-Two-GO airlines.

Orient Thai Airlines flies to 8 destinations within Thailand and internationally to Hong Kong. It also offers charter flights. Orient Thai’s fleet comprises of Boeing 737, Boeing 767, and McDonnell Douglas aircraft.
Unlike other budget airlines, Orient Thai offers complimentary checked luggage, on-board refreshments, and seat selection on most flights.

Orient Thai News

Orient Thai current destinations include:

Thailand
Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport)
Chiang Mai (Chiang Mai International Airport)
Chiang Rai (Chiang Rai Airport)
Hat Yai (Hat Yai International Airport)
Phuket (Phuket International Airport)
Trang (Trang Airport)
Nakhon Si Thammarat (Nakhon Si Thammarat Airport)
Udon Thani (Udon Thani Airport)

Hong Kong
Hong Kong (Hong Kong International Airport)

Budget airlines operating in Bangkok, Thailand, have been ordered to move to older Don Mueang Airport. The move is intended to reduce congestion at the main Suvarnabhumi International Airport.

The move has been ordered by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra who says budget airlines should be offered incentives to relocate, but was announced Thursday, March 15, by Deputy Prime Minister and Tourism and Sports Minister Chumpol Silapa-archa.

Domestic budget airline Nok Air is currently the only commercial airline operating from Don Mueang Airport. The other airlines that would be affected include Bangkok Airways, Orient Thai, and AirAsia.

Suvarnabhumi Airport was designed with a capacity of 45 million passengers per yet, but is expected to handle 51 million passengers in 2012. Shifting budget and chartered airlines to Don Mueang Airport could reduce passenger traffic by 15-20 million passengers per year.