Thai Lion Air has once more ventured into the international market with the launch on 15 August of daily flights between Bangkok Don Mueang (DMK) and Singapore (SIN).

The 1,442-kilometre route will be operated by the airline’s 737-900s and faces direct competition from Thai AirAsia (six daily flights) and Scoot (10 weekly flights). Indirect competition comes from Jetstar Asia, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways and Tigerair Singapore, who all operate multiple daily flights between Bangkok Suvarnabhumi and Singapore. According to OAG Schedules Analyser there are now 211 weekly departures between the two major Asian cities. Thai Lion Air previously operated a route to Jakarta but this was dropped earlier this year, while a Kuala Lumpur service was operated for a few months between December 2013 and April 2014 before being handed over to sister airline Malindo Air.

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