Indonesia AirAsia X
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Founded | October 2014 (2014-10) | ||||||
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Commenced operations | 19 January 2015 (2015-01-19) | ||||||
Ceased operations | 17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) | ||||||
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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
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 be ceasing scheduled operations beginning in January 2019. The carrier was still to 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 later ceased all operations on October 17, 2020, and was liquidated as part of the restructuring of AirAsia along with AirAsia Japan which also ceased the same over similar reason.[8]
Destinations
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
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Indonesia_AirAsia_X_PK-XRC_aircraft_at_Sydney_International_Airport.jpg/220px-Indonesia_AirAsia_X_PK-XRC_aircraft_at_Sydney_International_Airport.jpg)
The Indonesia AirAsia X fleet comprised two Airbus A330-300s. In addition, Indonesia AirAsia X had also operated 5 Airbus A320-200s to fulfil 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 | ||
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P | Y | Total | ||||
Airbus A330-300 | 2 | — | 12 | 365 | 377 | |
Total | 2 | — |
See also
References
- ^ "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
Media related to Indonesia AirAsia X at Wikimedia Commons
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- Group destinations
- Tony Fernandes (CEO)
- Kamarudin Meranun (Chairman)
(year began operating
with AirAsia Group)
- Thai AirAsia (2004)
- Indonesia AirAsia (2005)
- AirAsia X (2007)
- Philippines AirAsia (2012)
- Thai AirAsia X (2014)
- AirAsia Cambodia (2024)
(year of operating
with AirAsia Group)
- FlyAsianXpress (2006–07)
- AirAsia Japan (2012–2013/2017–2020)
- AirAsia Zest (2013–2015)
- AirAsia India (2014–2022)
- Indonesia AirAsia X (2014–2019)
- Queens Park Rangers (2011–present) (English football)
- Petaling Jaya Rangers (2011–present) (Malaysian football)
- Team Lotus/Caterham F1 Team (2010–2014 defunct) (motorsport)
- Caterham Racing GP2 (2011–2014 defunct; sold to Status Grand Prix) (motorsport)
- Ongetta 125cc Team (2010) (motorsport)
- Ajo Motorsport 125cc-Moto3 (2011–2013) (motorsport)
- Caterham Moto2 (2014 defunct; rebranded as SIC Racing Team in 2015 and switch to Moto3) (motorsport)
- Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 (December 2014; 162 fatalities)
- See also
- Tune Group (parent company)
- Italics indicates defunct companies