Riau Airlines

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Riau Airlines
IATA
-		 ICAO
RIU		 Callsign
RIAU AIR
Founded 2002
Hubs Sultan Syarif Qasim II International Airport(PKU)
Fleet size 7
Destinations 14
Headquarters Pekanbaru. Indonesia
Key people
Website: http://www.riau-airlines.com

Riau Airlines is an airline based in Pekanbaru in the Indonesian province of Riau, Sumatra. It operates domestic and international services. Its main base is Sultan Syarif Qasim II International Airport, Pekanbaru [1].

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[edit] History

The airline was established on 12 March 2002 and started operations in December 2002. It is the only one of Indonesia's commercial airlines headquartered outside the capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta. It is located in the city of Pekanbaru, Riau. It is also the only commercial airline owned by local government. It is owned majority by the Government of Riau and some other provinces such as Lampung, Bangka Belitung and Bengkulu. Aside from Provinces, it is also owned by some Cities and Regencies within Sumatera Island.

It was previously formed to abridge cities within Riau province which has many airports, however, it has expanded it's area of operations which currently are connecting all major cities in Sumatera island. It even expanded to Kalimantan / Borneo island.

[edit] Destinations

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[edit] Asia

[edit] Southeast Asia

Riau Airlines Route Map
Riau Airlines Route Map

[edit] Fleet

As of January 2008 the Riau Airlines fleet includes [2] :

  • 5 Fokker 50
  • 2 BAe-146/Avro-RJ100
  • Riau Airllines average fleet age is 15 years old in November 2007

[edit] External links

Indonesia Portal

[edit] References

  1. ^ Flight International 12-18 April 2005
  2. ^ Flight International, 3-9 October 2006
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