{{Short description|Charter airline of Thailand (2009–2020)}} {{distinguish|Jat Airways|Jet Airways|Jetstar Asia}} {{For|a Macanese airline|Jet Asia}} {{Infobox airline |airline=Jet Asia Airways <br /> เจ็ทเอเซีย แอร์เวย์ |logo=Jet Asia Airways logo.jpg |logo_size=260px |IATA=JF |ICAO=JAA |callsign= Jet Asia |founded=2009 |ceased=2020 |destinations=3 |website=[http://www.flyjetasia.com flyjetasia.com] }}
'''Jet Asia Airways''' ({{langx|th|เจ็ทเอเซีย แอร์เวย์}}) was a charter airline based out of Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand. Jet Asia Airways offered full-service scheduled and chartered services as well as long- and short-term ACMI flights (also known as wet leases).<ref>[http://www.pata.org/news/jetasia-airways-introduces-bangkok-tokyo-daily-flights “JetAsia Airways Introduces Bangkok-Tokyo Daily Flights,”] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927164117/http://www.pata.org/news/jetasia-airways-introduces-bangkok-tokyo-daily-flights |date=2013-09-27 }} Pacific Asia Travel Association, January 20, 2012.</ref><ref>Theodore Koumelis, [http://www.traveldailynews.asia/news/article/53363/mercator-rsquo-s-avantik-fuels-jet-asia-rsquo-s “Mercator’s Avantik fuels Jet Asia’s expansion plans,”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205935/http://www.traveldailynews.asia/news/article/53363/mercator-rsquo-s-avantik-fuels-jet-asia-rsquo-s |date=2013-10-29 }} Travel Daily News, September 4, 2013.</ref>
==History== Jet Asia Airways was founded in December 2009 with two Boeing 767-200 aircraft,<ref name="airlinerworld">“Jet Asia Airways Consolidates,” ''Airliner World'', April 2012.</ref> and received its air operator's certificate (AOC) in October 2010.<ref>[http://www.flyjetasia.com/about/ “About Us,”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002110749/http://www.flyjetasia.com/about/ |date=2013-10-02 }} flyjetasia.com. Accessed September 30, 2013.</ref> It joined the Pacific Asia Travel Association on September 1, 2011.<ref>[http://www.pata.org/news/pata-welcomes-jet-asia-airways “PATA Welcomes Jet Asia Airways,”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922043756/http://www.pata.org/news/pata-welcomes-jet-asia-airways |date=2012-09-22 }} Pacific Asia Travel Association, September 20, 2011.</ref> Its first commercial flight was on September 17, 2011, between Bangkok's Don Muang International Airport and Penang International Airport in Malaysia.<ref>[http://www.thai-aviation.net/files/Airlines/Jet_Asia.pdf “Jet Asia Airways,”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121207064347/http://www.thai-aviation.net/files/Airlines/Jet_Asia.pdf |date=2012-12-07 }} thai-aviation.net. Accessed May 31, 2012.</ref>
From February through May 2012, Jet Asia flew daily charters between Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport and Tokyo’s Narita International Airport<ref>[http://www.logisticsdigest.com/inter-news/inter-corporates-news/item/7607-bfs-welcomed-inaugural-flight-of-jetasia-airways-as-the-latest-customer.html “BFS Welcomed Inaugural Flight of JetAsia Airways as the Latest Customer,”] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003060936/http://www.logisticsdigest.com/inter-news/inter-corporates-news/item/7607-bfs-welcomed-inaugural-flight-of-jetasia-airways-as-the-latest-customer.html |date=2013-10-03 }} ''Logistics Digest'', February 13, 2012.</ref> on behalf of Japanese travel agency H.I.S.<ref name="his">[http://www.his-bkk.com/en/air_JetAsiaAirways_en.php “H.I.S. exclusive! Jet Asia Airways flight to Japan will be operated from {{sic|13|rd|nolink=yes}} July 2012!”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003161115/http://www.his-bkk.com/en/air_JetAsiaAirways_en.php |date=2013-10-03 }} H.I.S. Accessed May 31, 2012.</ref> Seasonal charters between Bangkok and Tokyo resumed in July 2012<ref name="his"/> and again in July 2013 with additional service to Osaka. Starting in January 2013, after partnering with CITS Air Service (a subsidiary of China International Travel Service, China’s largest integrated travel network),<ref>[http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jet-asia-airways-appoints-cits-air-service-co-ltd-as-its-china-gsa-2012-12-13 “Jet Asia Airways Appoints CITS Air Service Co., Ltd. as its China GSA,”] PR Newswire, December 13, 2012.</ref> the airline began operating charters to more than 40 cities and offering regularly scheduled service between Bangkok, Phuket and six cities in China: Beijing, Nanjing, Chongqing, Tianjin, Shenyang and Changsha.<ref>[http://phuketwan.com/tourism/phuket-china-routes-burst-open-via-jet-asia-17277/ "Phuket China Routes Burst Open Via Jet Asia,"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404191702/http://phuketwan.com/tourism/phuket-china-routes-burst-open-via-jet-asia-17277/ |date=2016-04-04 }} Phuket Wan Tourism News, December 22, 2012.</ref>
In late 2014 the airline began four times weekly scheduled services to Tokyo (Narita) using Boeing 767-200 aircraft. Further scheduled services to be launched include Jakarta, Jeddah and Tianjin.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Jet Asia Launches to Japan|journal=Airliner World|date=January 2015|page=17}}</ref>
==Destinations== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- !City !Country !ATA !CAO !Airport |- | Bangkok || Thailand ||align=center|BKK||align=center|VTBS|| Suvarnabhumi Airport |- | Jakarta || Indonesia ||align=center|CGK||align=center|WIII|| Soekarno–Hatta International Airport |- | Jeddah || Saudi Arabia ||align=center|JED||align=center|OEJN|| King Abdulaziz International Airport |- | Seoul || South Korea ||align=center|ICN||align=center|RKSI|| Incheon International Airport |- | Tokyo || Japan ||align=center|NRT||align=center|RJAA|| Narita International Airport |- |}
==Fleet== [[File:HS-JAB B767 JetAsia (7454949732).jpg|thumb|A Jet Asia Boeing 767 taking off from Narita International Airport (April 2012)]] The Jet Asia Airways fleet consisted of the following aircraft (as of August 2016):<ref>{{cite journal|title=Global Airline Guide 2016 (Part Two)|journal=Airliner World|issue=November 2016|page=34}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |+ Jet Asia Airways passenger fleet |- ! rowspan="2" | Aircraft ! rowspan="2" | In Service ! rowspan="2" | Orders ! colspan="5" | Passengers ! rowspan="2" | Notes |- ! <abbr title="First Class"> F</abbr> ! <abbr title="Business Class"> C</abbr> ! <abbr title="Premium Economy Class">P</abbr> ! <abbr title="Economy Class">Y</abbr> ! Total |- |{{center|Boeing 767-200ER}} |{{center|2}} |{{center|—}} |— |— |— |{{center|235}} |{{center|235}} | |- !Total !2 !— !colspan="5"| ! |}
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==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Jet Asia Airways}} * [http://www.flyjetasia.com Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122051339/http://www.flyjetasia.com/ |date=2015-01-22 }}
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