AirAsia Indonesia

The AirAsia airline was originally established in 1999 as Awair (Air Wagon International). It started operations on June 22, 2000, and became an associate of AirAsia operating in Indonesia in December 8, 2004. It is a low-cost airline based mainly in Jakarta, Indonesia. Its major hubs are the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport of Jakarta, Juanda International Airport of Surabaya and Kuala Namu International Airport of Medan. Its secondary hubs are Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar and Husein Sastranegara International Airport in Bandung.

With a company slogan of “Now Everyone Can Fly”, AirAsia Indonesia has 30 fleets flying to 16 destinations including Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Its fleets are consisted of the Airbus A320-200 and Airbus A320neo. It is owned by Fersindo Nusaperkasa and AirAsia Berhad (AirAsia Malaysia). On September 9, 2005, AirAsia Indonesia changed its name to PT. Indonesia AirAsia. For the past years since its first operation, the airline has been listed in category 1 by the Civil Avaition Authority of Indonesia for its outstanding quality in safety.

So that’s all we have for now. Meanwhile, you can catch the latest updates on the missing AirAsia Indonesia Flight QZ8501 via the link.