Batavia Air
Batavia Air (PT. Metro Batavia) is an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operates domestic flights to around 30 destinations and international services to Singapore, China and Malaysia. Its main base is Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta.[1] Batavia Air is listed in category 1 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality.[2]
History
The airline was established in 2001 and started operations in January 2002. Originally known as Metro Batavia, it started operations with a wet-leased Fokker F27 aircraft from Sempati Air. It launched scheduled services from Jakarta to Pontianak in January 2002. It is owned by PT Metro Batavia.[1] Since June 2010 the airline has been taken off the list of banned carriers from flying into EU airspace (Safety authorized by EU).[3]
Destinations
Batavia Air operates the following services:
Fleet
The Batavia Air fleet includes the following aircraft [5]:
Accidents and incidents
- On November 21, 2007 a Batavia Air 737-400 lost a 40 cm by 50 cm piece of wing shortly after takeoff from Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. The plane made a safe emergency landing. The piece of wing fell onto a house. No-one was injured.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 84. 2007-03-27.
- ^ http://hubud.dephub.go.id/?en+news+detail+1464+8
- ^ http://flights.indonesiamatters.com/616-batavia-denpasar-bali-dili/
- ^ http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/02/09/lion-batavia-air-temporarily-stop-flights-jeddah.html
- ^ http://ch-aviation.ch/airlinepage.php?code1=7P
- ^ "Jatuhnya Serpihan Batavia Air Termasuk Kategori Insiden Serius" (in Indonesian). Dekit News. 23 November 2007. http://us.detiknews.com/index.php/detik.read/tahun/2007/bulan/11/tgl/23/time/073307/idnews/856401/idkanal/10. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
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