Indonesia AirAsia X
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| Founded | October 2014 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 19 January 2015 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 17 October 2020 | ||||||
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| Parent company | AirAsia X | ||||||
| Headquarters | Jakarta, Indonesia | ||||||
| Key people | Dendy Kurniawan (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
PT. Indonesia AirAsia Extra (operated as Indonesia AirAsia X[1]) was a joint venture of Malaysian long haul low-fare airline AirAsia X and Indonesia AirAsia. The airline ceased all operations on 14 January 2019.[2]
History
[edit]Indonesia AirAsia X is the medium and long-haul operation of the brand Indonesia AirAsia. The franchise keeps costs down by using a common ticketing system, aircraft livery, employee uniforms, and management style. It served two scheduled long haul international flights from Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport to Mumbai and Tokyo until they were both ceased. It also served short haul flights using an Airbus A320-200 from Jakarta, Denpasar and Surabaya, replacing some of Indonesia AirAsia's flights.
Indonesia AirAsia X planned to launch its first destination to Melbourne on 26 December 2014,[3] but had not achieved authorisation from both the Australian or Indonesian governments to fly the route.[4][5] This led to huge disruption to passengers during the peak holiday season, with many flights delayed or cancelled outright.[6] In January 2015, Taipei was announced as the airline's first route from Bali. The inaugural flight was commenced on 19 January 2015, but ended flights in September 2015.[7]
In late November 2018, the airline announced that it would cease scheduled operations beginning in January 2019. The carrier would still remain in operation, but would operate as a non-scheduled commercial airline going forward. The airline operated its last scheduled flight to Tokyo on 14 January 2019.[2] Indonesia AirAsia X ceased all operations on October 17, 2020, and was liquidated as part of the restructuring of AirAsia along with AirAsia Japan, which also ceased for a similar reason.[8]
Destinations
[edit]During its five-year existence, Indonesia AirAsia X flew to the following destinations:[2][9]
- Denpasar - Ngurah Rai International Airport (base)
- Jakarta - Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (main base)
- Surabaya - Juanda International Airport,
- Surakarta - Adisumarmo International Airport
- Yogyakarta - Adisucipto Airport
- Johor Bahru - Senai International Airport
- Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Penang - Penang International Airport
Fleet
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The Indonesia AirAsia X fleet comprised two Airbus A330-300s. Indonesia AirAsia X had also operated five Airbus A320-200s to fulfill the Indonesian government regulation for a new airline to operate at least 10 aircraft within its first year of operation.[10] The aircraft were transferred back to Indonesia AirAsia in October 2018.[11]
As of August 2019[update] (shortly before closure), Indonesia AirAsia X operated the following aircraft:[12][13]
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A330-300 | 2 | — | 12 | 365 | 377 | |
| Total | 2 | — | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Indonesia AirAsia Extra picks Bali-Melbourne for inaugural route". 27 October 2014.
- ^ a b c "Indonesia AirAsia X Ceasing Scheduled Operations in January – AirlineGeeks.com".
- ^ "AirAsia launches long-haul operation in Indonesia".
- ^ "Holidays thrown into chaos after AirAsia cancels direct Bali flights". 27 December 2014.
- ^ "Indonesia AirAsia X plans March 18 launch for Melbourne-Bali". 4 March 2015.
- ^ "AirAsiaX blasted for cancelling Melbourne — Bali route and telling passengers via text". Archived from the original on 27 December 2014.
- ^ "Indonesia AirAsia Extra Ends Taipei Service from late-Sep 2015".
- ^ "Indonesia AirAsia X". centreforaviation.com. 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Indonesia AirAsia X Jadi Maskapai Charter Mulai Januari 2019". 23 November 2018.
- ^ Jati, Gentur Putro. "AirAsia X Janji Penuhi Syarat Kepemilikan Pesawat". ekonomi (in Indonesian). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Indonesia AirAsia X Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 16.
- ^ "Indonesia AirAsia X Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
External links
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Media related to Indonesia AirAsia X at Wikimedia Commons
