PT. Indonesia AirAsia (operating as Indonesia AirAsia) is a low-cost airline based in Tangerang, Indonesia. It operates scheduled domestic, international services and is an Indonesian associate carrier of Malaysian low-fare airline AirAsia. Its main base is Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta.
The airline was established as Awair (Air Wagon International) in 1999 by Abdurrahman Wahid, former chairman of the Nahdlatul Ulama Muslim organisation. Awair started operating domestically within Indonesia as an associate of AirAsia in December 2004. On 1 December 2005, Awair changed its name to Indonesia AirAsia in line with the other AirAsia branded airlines in the region.
Affiliate airlines of AirAsia are AirAsia India, AirAsia Japan, AirAsia X, Indonesia AirAsia, Indonesia AirAsia X, Philippines AirAsia, Thai AirAsia and Thai AirAsia X.
Until July 2010, Indonesia Air Asia, along with many Indonesian airlines, was banned from flying to the EU due to safety concerns. However, the ban was lifted on July 2010.
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Airbus A320-214, registration PK-AZE, built 2012, serial number 5098 Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS), Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, 17 May 2016
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Airbus A320-216, registration PK-AXY, built 2012, serial number 5359 Prambanan, Indonesia, 5 May 2016
Airbus A320-216, registration PK-AXY, built 2012, serial number 5359 Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS), Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, 19 May 2016
