Indonesia AirAsia X
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| Founded | October 2014 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 19 January 2015 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 14 January 2019 | ||||||
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| Parent company | AirAsia X | ||||||
| Headquarters | Jakarta, Indonesia | ||||||
| Key people | Dendy Kurniawan (CEO) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
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]
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 cease scheduled operations beginning in January 2019. The carrier would still 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 ceased all operations on October 17, 2020, and was liquidated as part of the restructuring of AirAsia along with AirAsia Japan, which also ceased for a 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
Fleet
The Indonesia AirAsia X fleet comprised two Airbus A330-300s. Indonesia AirAsia X had also operated five Airbus A320-200s to fulfill 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.[citation needed]
As of August 2019[update] (shortly before closure), Indonesia AirAsia X operated the following aircraft:[11]
| Aircraft | In service |
Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| P | Y | Total | ||||
| Airbus A330-300 | 2 | — | 12 | 365 | 377 | |
| Total | 2 | — | ||||
