Batik Air, Thai Lion Air’s operator Lion Group to relocate to Changi’s Terminal 4

By Dat Nguyen September 22, 2025 | 07:56 pm PT

Lion Group, the operator of Batik Air and Thai Lion Air, will relocate its operations from Terminal 3 to Terminal 4 at Singapore’s Changi Airport.

The move is set to be completed in November, and in December it plans to launch new daily flights to Malaysia’s popular travel destinations Subang, Ipoh and Penang, the group said on Monday, as reported by The Business Times.

An Airbus A320 of the Batik Air takeoff at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta on 14 April 2023. Photo by AFP

An Airbus A320 of the Batik Air takeoff at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta on April 14, 2023. Photo by NurPhoto via AFP

The relocation "will cater to Lion Group’s future growth and better serve rising air travel demand in the region."

Following the move, Terminal 4 will house 10 full-service and 10 low-cost carriers.

Lion Group, which operates Batik Air Indonesia, Batik Air Malaysia and Thai Lion Air, is set to compete with low-cost airlines Scoot and Firefly on the new route to Subang Airport, which is located 24 kilometers away from the central of Kuala Lumpur.

The Kuala Lumpur–Singapore corridor was the world’s fourth-busiest international route in 2024 and the busiest in 2023, according to flight analytics platform OAG.

Overall, Lion Group operates 88 weekly services connecting Singapore to Jakarta, Bali, Medan, Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok.

The group also plans further expansion from Thailand, with Thai Lion Air announcing plans to launch flights to Singapore from additional Thai cities beyond Bangkok.