Indonesia AirAsia X

Indonesia AirAsia X
IATA ICAO Callsign
XT IDX RED PHOENIX
FoundedOctober 2014 (2014-10)
Commenced operations19 January 2015 (2015-01-19)
Ceased operations17 October 2020 (2020-10-17)
Operating bases
Parent companyAirAsia X
HeadquartersJakarta, Indonesia
Key peopleDendy Kurniawan (CEO)
Websitewww.airasia.com

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 X 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]

Australia
India
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
Saudi Arabia
Thailand
Taiwan

Fleet

An Indonesia AirAsia X Airbus A330-300 taxiing at Sydney Airport in 2016

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 (shortly before closure), Indonesia AirAsia X operated the following aircraft:[12][13]

Indonesia AirAsia X fleet
Aircraft In
service 		Orders Passengers Notes
P Y Total
Airbus A330-300 2 — 12 365 377
Total 2 —

See also

References

  1. ^ "Indonesia AirAsia Extra picks Bali-Melbourne for inaugural route".
  2. ^ a b c "Indonesia AirAsia X Ceasing Scheduled Operations in January – AirlineGeeks.com".
  3. ^ "AirAsia launches long-haul operation in Indonesia".
  4. ^ "Holidays thrown into chaos after AirAsia cancels direct Bali flights". 27 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Indonesia AirAsia X plans March 18 launch for Melbourne-Bali".
  6. ^ "AirAsiaX blasted for cancelling Melbourne — Bali route and telling passengers via text". Archived from the original on 27 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Indonesia AirAsia Extra Ends Taipei Service from late-Sep 2015".
  8. ^ "Indonesia AirAsia X". centreforaviation.com. 10 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Indonesia AirAsia X Jadi Maskapai Charter Mulai Januari 2019". 23 November 2018.
  10. ^ Jati, Gentur Putro. "AirAsia X Janji Penuhi Syarat Kepemilikan Pesawat". ekonomi (in Indonesian). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Indonesia AirAsia X Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World. October 2019: 16.
  13. ^ "Indonesia AirAsia X Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

External links

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