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Is Thai AirAsia safe?

Thai subsidiary of AirAsia Group. No fatal accidents. Note: separate from Indonesia AirAsia which had the QZ8501 crash in 2014.

A modelled estimate and protected opinion, not a factual safety verdict. Informational only, not safety or travel advice, provided as-is. See our terms & disclaimer.

Operator safety tier

Strong

Modelled fatal-accident risk on the order of 1 in 9.3 million flights.

A model estimate from validated signals (the dominant factor in a flight's safety), not a measurement of this airline's own flight history. IOSA-registered; no fatal accident on record; rating tempered, too little flight record yet to earn a top rating (an absence of accidents is not yet proof of safety). Full methodology.

Safety signals

IOSA registeredYes
EU air-safety banNot banned
Home regulator (FAA IASA)Meets ICAO standard
Last fatal accidentNone in its history

No fatal accidents in its history (checked Sep 2026). A clean history is a good sign, and it is one signal among several.

Fleet

AllianceNone
CountryThailand
Fleet size60 aircraft
Average fleet age7.0 yrs

The actual aircraft in Thai AirAsia's fleet

Individual airframes we hold for Thai AirAsia, with build years taken from public registries and sourced references. These are the specific aircraft you might be boarding, not an industry average. Where we cannot date enough of a subfleet we leave the age blank rather than estimate it.

AircraftIn our registryAverage ageBuilt
Airbus A320 (ceo)1not enough dated2011
Airbus A320neo1not enough dated2018