86 airlines request over 270,000 summer 2026 flight slots for Thailand

Airlines seeking slots for Thailand

European carriers

Air France, British Airways, Cargolux, DHL Aviation, Finnair, KLM, Lufthansa, SWISS, Turkish Airlines, TUI Airways and others.

Middle Eastern carriers

Air Arabia, El Al Israel Airlines, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Gulf Air, Kuwait Airways, Oman Air, Qatar Airways, Riyadh Air, Royal Jordanian Airline.

American carriers

FedEx, United Airlines.

African carriers

Air Austral, Kenya Airways.

Asia–Pacific carriers


Thailand: Thai Airways, Bangkok Airways, Thai AirAsia, Thai AirAsia X
India: Air India, Air India Express, IndiGo
Japan: All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines, Nippon Cargo Airlines, Peach Aviation, ZIPAIR Tokyo
South Korea: Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jin Air, Korean Air, T’way Air
China: China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Juneyao Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Spring Airlines, Xiamen Airlines
Taiwan (Special Administrative Region): EVA Air, Starlux Airlines
Singapore: Scoot Tigerair, Singapore Airlines
New Zealand & Pacific Islands: Aircalin, Air New Zealand

86 airlines request over 270,000 summer 2026 flight slots for Thailand

New airlines requesting Thailand slots

The CAAT highlighted several new or newly expanding carriers seeking slots linking Thailand to key regions:


South African Airways: Johannesburg – Suvarnabhumi – Guangzhou (3 flights/week)
Sun Phu Quoc Airways: Phu Quoc – Suvarnabhumi (7 flights/week)
Beond: Maldives – Suvarnabhumi (3 flights/week)
Riyadh Air: Riyadh – Suvarnabhumi (7 flights/week)

Newly approved key routes

The CAAT also agreed to new routes proposed by several airlines:


Jaipur – Suvarnabhumi and return (Thai Airways)
Johannesburg – Suvarnabhumi – Guangzhou and return (South African Airways)
Dubai – Don Mueang and return (Flydubai)
Bahrain – Singapore – Phuket and return (Gulf Air)
Navi Mumbai – Phuket and return (IndiGo)
Delhi – Samui and return (Air India)

CAAT participation in regional coordination

The CAAT added that it also joined the 30th Asia/Pacific Coordinators Association meeting held alongside the conference.

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