Thai Lion Air Reviews 

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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Looking at 60 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Many customers frequently expressed deep frustration regarding completely unresponsive customer support channels, missing assistance at airport desks, and significant, unexpected flight delays. Travelers also pointed out sudden, highly inconvenient schedule changes alongside frustratingly difficult, lengthy refund procedures that frequently left paying passengers stranded. Some reviewers were happy with the remarkably affordable ticket prices, clean aircraft cabins, and surprisingly smooth, trouble-free journeys experienced on specific regional routes. These individuals genuinely appreciated the polite staff members on board and felt the overall travel service closely matched typical low-cost carrier standards elsewhere.

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Booking process

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Customer service

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Refund

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Irresponsible airlines. I had a transit flight in Bangkok airport and the Thai lion Air international transfer desk was closed, tried reaching customer service it never went through. Tried their Wha... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The flight started with a 2 hour delay, when we arrived they tried to land and nearly crashed due to light wind (flown a dozen times in worse weather so I think the pilots are bad as well).then withou... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible/non existent customer service. Flight time was changed meaning I could no long make my flight (due to arrival time of my previous flight). Absolutely no response on email or Whatsapp when a... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They rescheduled my flight for 2 days later, which is unacceptable. It is ridiculous that they even suggest this as an option and don’t just cancel and refund the money. That was more than 2 months a... See more


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Thai Lion Mentari Co. Ltd, trading as Thai Lion Air, is a Thai low-cost airline, operating with Thai partners as an associate company of Lion Air of Indonesia.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolute Worst Airline on Earth.

Booking info inadequate or deceptive. The app for check in does not work. Self check in at the airport does not work. Incompetent staff at check in counter, quoting multiple rates for baggage fees. Supervisor was just as confused. My baggage fees for the return flight were more than twice the outbound flight for the same bags and same weights. You need to visit multiple counters to pay the fees, each taking surprisingly long. No in-flight service of any kind. Mercifully, we landed at the right airport.

12 May 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Flight postponed 7 times to 4 days…

Flight postponed 7 times to 4 days after the original schedule. No way to get in touch with them or to do anything about it, only thing you can do is to accept it, cancel the trip and take the loss. Usually not a good experience with them (delays), but this tips the scale now.

10 May 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scam airline. Avoid at all costs.

Almost immediately after I booked my flights they changed the date of my connecting flight (but not my first flight). I tried to contact their customer service via Line, WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram, email and phone but have had no luck getting through to anyone for more than two weeks. Scam airline.

25 March 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I paid pre seat but no got it

I use flight from bangkok to seoul.because it was very cheap.And but seat But
Bangkok check in staff give my seat to other customer. Even i already paid.
Very poor airline. Seat that i got is very bad condition
Even it cheap but when they stolen my paid seat to other customer. How i can trust airline and use it

23 March 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

CANNOT CONTACT WITH THE AIRCOMPANY

I booked a round-trip flight from Seoul to Bangkok (April 5 – April 15), but due to personal reasons, I needed to change my travel dates. Unfortunately, my experience with this airline has been extremely frustrating.

I tried contacting customer support through multiple channels — email, phone calls, and even WhatsApp — but received no response at all. No one answers the phone, and there is zero communication from their side.

I also attempted to modify or cancel my booking on my own, but even that option does not work properly. The system does not allow me to make any changes, leaving me completely stuck.

It is very disappointing to see such a lack of customer service and support, especially when dealing with something as important as international travel. I feel ignored as a customer and would strongly advise others to be cautious when booking with this airline.

17 March 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Such a terrible service

Such a terrible service. Ridiculous wait of over 1hr and then not able to help, suggesting I send an email. Thai LionAir rescheduled (read cancelled) my flight for 3 days and then said it was beyond their control.....DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY BOOKING THIS CRAP POOR SERVICE AIRLINE.

11 March 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Cheap

Cheap, nice staff. But VERY small seat space, no AC when waiting to depart or when landing. Making you wait ages on tarmack. I wouldn't fly with them again.

8 March 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The airline rescheduled my flight

The airline rescheduled my flight. I was originally meant to travel back to my home address on 27/02 from Delhi, but I received an email informing me that the flight had been rescheduled to 01/03. This change did not align with my personal and business plans, so I had to purchase another ticket with a different airline for 27/02.
I have been contacting Thai Lion Air by email since 22/02, but to this day I have not received any response or even an acknowledgement of my message. This is the worst customer service I have ever experienced.

20 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid

Low fare carrier, low quality service. Flight attendants are the lowest of the low.

17 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Garbage

Garbage company that is 100% of time is late. I fly so much and unfortunately in many cases with this garbage company that literally always late. Can someone buy these amateurs a watch or something?

15 February 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Won't process foreign cards. Then gouges you

Won't process foreign cards, so you can't prepay for baggage, then they charge absurd rates at check in. Down right predatory. It was cheaper to just pick up my bag and book with another airline baggage included an hour later - was less than thier "baggage fees"

14 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Authorities need to revoke their fly…

Authorities need to revoke their fly permit.
Every flight from this company starts 2 or 3 hours later than scheduled. Not any info and rude behaviour, not fly with them at any cost. And not really cheap to, paid 7600 bath for retour BKK Hkt.

13 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Irresponsible airlines

Irresponsible airlines.
I had a transit flight in Bangkok airport and the Thai lion Air international transfer desk was closed, tried reaching customer service it never went through. Tried their WhatsApp support, it was totally useless as well. With no other option and no way to get info, waiting on the transfer desk with only 1 hour to catch the next flight. Very pathetic

16 January 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

⭐☆☆☆☆ One of the worst airline…

⭐☆☆☆☆ One of the worst airline experiences I’ve ever had

The Thai Lion Air check-in app and website completely crashed. I tried multiple times to check in online, both via the app and the website, and neither worked. I have screenshots to prove this.

My partner and I arrived at the airport one hour before departure and reached the check-in desk 43 minutes before the flight. We had no checked luggage, just backpacks. Despite this, we were told we were “2 minutes late” and that “the system would not allow check-in.”

I explained that the failure was due to their app and website, showed them the screenshots, and asked for help. The staff showed zero flexibility, zero compassion, and zero customer service. Their response was essentially: “How do we know you’re not lying? Anyone could say that.”

As a result, we were forced to pay an additional $250 for two new tickets and wait three more hours at the airport until 22:30. Door to door, we didn’t reach our destination until 2–3am.

This situation was entirely caused by their broken systems, yet the customer was punished for it.

Horrible customer service, no accountability, and no empathy. I will never fly with Thai Lion Air again, and I will actively advise others to avoid them.

Honestly, this experience left such a bad impression that it made us not even want to return to what is otherwise a beautiful country. Customer service and basic human compassion matter, and this airline showed neither.

8 November 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful customer service

Awful customer service. No
Ability to contact airline from outside airport. Lack of ability to communicate in English. Bad attitudes. You’ll get stuck with crazy baggage fees unless you travel very light.

14 January 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Fing disaster

Fing disaster. Can’t reserve a seat online when you get to airport automated system spits out a ticket with seat - a middle seat despite being first inline. Told at counter to change at gate. At gate told should have changed at desk, they cannot do it. Told them I’d spend flight in toilet.
I was told to take a seat, at which point I proceeded to book a flight on an airline that wasn’t run by idiots.

12 January 2026
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