Who owns Thai Lion Air?
Thai Lion Air is owned by Thai Lion Mentari Co., Ltd. (Thailand).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: About Us - Thai Lion Air. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Thai Lion Mentari Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇹🇭 Thailand, Bangkok
- Origin
- 🇹🇭 Thailand, Bangkok
- Category
- Travel & transport › Airlines
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Thai Lion Air
Thai Lion Air is the trading name of Thai Lion Mentari Co. Ltd, a low-cost carrier that its own About Us page says flies Boeing 737-900ER, 737-800 and A330-300 aircraft from Bangkok Don Mueang. The page describes it as an associate company of Lion Air Group.
Ownership timeline of Thai Lion Air
- Current owner Thai Lion Air [1] reported
Where Thai Lion Air sits in Thai Lion Air
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Thai Lion Air ownership tree →
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About the owner: Thai Lion Air
Thai Lion Air is a privately held company headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Thai Lion Mentari Co. Ltd, trading as Thai Lion Air, is a Thai low-cost airline operating from Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok. Its own About Us page calls it an associate company of Lion Air Group, operating with Thai partners, alongside Lion Air, Wings Air, Batik Air, Lion Bizjet and Malindo Air. The page gives no shareholder percentages, so no parent is recorded.
Thai Lion Air: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇹🇭 Thai Lion Air and other Thai brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 72 brands that began in Thailand. 6 of them (8%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Thai Lion Air is not one of them.
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- BTS SkyTrain — BTS Group 🇹🇭
- Bangkok Airways — Bangkok Airways 🇹🇭
- KEX Express — SF Holding 🇨🇳
- MRT Blue Line — BEM 🇹🇭
- Nok Air — Nok Airlines 🇹🇭
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Thai Lion Air?
The parent company of Thai Lion Air is Thai Lion Mentari Co., Ltd., a privately held company headquartered in Thailand.
Is Thai Lion Air Thai?
Yes. Thai Lion Air originated in Thailand and its owner, Thai Lion Mentari Co., Ltd., is also headquartered in Thailand.
Is Thai Lion Air still owned by Thai Lion Mentari Co., Ltd.?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Thai Lion Air is still owned by Thai Lion Mentari Co., Ltd. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] About Us - Thai Lion Air — Thai Lion Air, Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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