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PT. Indonesia AirAsia is a low-cost airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operates scheduled domestic services and is an Indonesian associate carrier of Malaysian low-fare airline AirAsia. Its main base is Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta.[2]. As of August 2008, Indonesia Air Asia, along with all Indonesian airlines, is banned from flying to the EU[3] due to safety concerns. As of 15 April 2009, all AirAsia domestic flights from Jakarta will operate from terminal 3 but the international flights continues to operate from terminal 2[4]. Prior to moving to T3, the airline flew from Terminal 1C.
[edit] History
The airline was established as Awair (Air Wagon International) in 1999 by Abdurrahman Wahid, former chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama Muslim organisation. He had a 40% stake in the airline which he relinquished after being elected president of Indonesia in October 1999. It started operations on 22 June 2000 with Airbus 300/310 aircraft, but all flights were suspended in March 2002. Awair started operating domestically within Indonesia as an associate of AirAsia in December 2004. On 1 December 2005 Awair changed its name to Indonesia AirAsia in line with the other AirAsia branded airlines in the region. AirAsia has a 49% share in the airline.[2]
[edit] Destinations
As of 13 December 2009, the Indonesia AirAsia fleet includes:[5]
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Seats |
Notes |
| Boeing 737-300 |
8 |
148 |
To be retired in 2010. |
| Airbus A320-200 |
9 |
180 |
To replace 737s. |
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