Riau Airlines
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| Founded | 2002 | |||
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| Commenced operations | 4 January 2011 (after ceasing operation because of financial crisis) | |||
| Hubs | Sultan Syarif Qasim II International Airport | |||
| Fleet size | 1 | |||
| Destinations | 3 | |||
| Headquarters | Pekanbaru, Indonesia | |||
| Website | http://www.riau-airlines.com | |||
Riau Airlines was an airline based in Pekanbaru in the Indonesian province of Riau, Sumatra. It operated domestic and international services out of Sultan Syarif Qasim II International Airport, Pekanbaru.[1] Riau Airlines was listed in category 1[specify] by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality[2].
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[edit] History
Riau Airlines was established on 12 March 2002 and started operations in December of the same year. It was the only one of Indonesia's commercial airlines headquartered outside of Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, and also the only commercial airline owned by a local government. It was majority-owned by the Provincial Government of Riau and some other provinces such as Lampung, Bangka Belitung and Bengkulu, as well as some cities and Regencies in Sumatera.
Riau Airlines was originally formed to connect cities within Riau, however it expanded towards linking all major cities on Sumatra island, as well as serving Borneo island, Bali, and Kupang in Central Indonesia.
In 2008, the airline was shut down.[3]
Early January 2011 the routes are resumed with initial flight Pekanbaru-Tanjung Pinang-Natuna vice versa 4 times a week with a Boeing 737-500 and renamed Riau Air.
[edit] Destinations
Air Riau served the following destinations after opened again January 2011:
Riau Airlines will re-open this routes, possibly after receives more aircraft:
[edit] Fleet
As of January 2011 the Riau Airlines fleet consisted of a leased Boeing 737-500 from PT.ANI (Aero Nusantara Indonesia). Riau Airlines will also receive a Boeing 737-300 by leasing. It will expand its fleet in this year, due to government rules who required all airlines operated in Indonesia to have at least 5 to 10 aircraft.
[edit] Previously operated
8 Fokker 50, 2 Avro RJ100 and 1 Boeing 737-500
Note: 2 from 8 Riau Airlines Fokker 50s was reposessed by its lessors due to late payment by thia airline (The airline suffered financial crisis since 2010)
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