Sriwijaya Air
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Airline
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based in Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
with headquarters in Central Jakarta
Central Jakarta
Central Jakarta is one of the five cities which form Jakarta, Indonesia. It had 898,883 inhabitants at the 2010 Census.Central Jakarta is the smallest in area and population of the five cities of Jakarta. It is the administrative and political center of Jakarta and Indonesia...
, Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
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. It offers domestic flights to major cities in Indonesia and limited International destinations. Sriwijaya Air is listed in category 1 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority
Civil Aviation Authority
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for airline safety quality.
History
The airline was founded by Chandra Lie, Lie Hendri, Andi Halim and Fandy Lingga and named after the historical SrivijayaSrivijaya
Srivijaya was a powerful ancient thalassocratic Malay empire based on the island of Sumatra, modern day Indonesia, which influenced much of Southeast Asia. The earliest solid proof of its existence dates from the 7th century; a Chinese monk, I-Tsing, wrote that he visited Srivijaya in 671 for 6...
empire.
On 28 April 2003 SIUP PT.Sriwijaya Air was validated and by October 28, 2003 the AOC (Air Operations Certificate) for Sriwijaya Air was issued by Dephub.RI
PT. Sriwijaya Air began service on 10 November 10 2003 with the route Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
-Pangkal Pinang
Pangkal Pinang
Pangkal Pinang is the largest town on the Indonesian island of Bangka and the capital of the province of Bangka-Belitung. It is located on Bangka's eastern coast at .Landmarks in the city include the Timah Museum, a Chinese temple, and the Pasir Padi beach....
. Then new routes such as Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
-Pontianak
Pontianak
The pontianak is a vampiric ghost in Malay and Indonesian mythology. It is also known as a matianak or kuntilanak, sometimes shortened to kunti. As with tiyanak of the Philippines, pontianak are said to be the spirits of children who died while being born...
and Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
-Palembang
Palembang
Palembang is the capital city of the South Sumatra province in Indonesia. Palembang is one of the oldest cities in Indonesia, and has a history of being a capital of a maritime empire. Located on the Musi River banks on the east coast of southern Sumatra island, it has an area of 400.61 square...
was added. In their first year, Sriwijaya Air experienced rapid growth. As of June 2009, Sriwijaya Air operated 23 aircraft, serving more than 33 domestic routes and 2 regional routes.
In 2007, Sriwijaya Air received the Boeing
Boeing
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International Award for Safety and Maintenance of aircraft. It was awarded after passing the inspection carried put in a few months. In the same year Sriwijaya Air received Aviation Customer Partnership Award from Pertamina
Pertamina
Pertamina is an Indonesian government-owned corporation which extracts and refines the country's oil and gas reserves. It was created in August 1968 by the merger of Pertamin and Permina...
because the airlines had assessed the accuracy of petroleum payment. In 2008 Sriwijaya Air was awarded an award by Markplus & Co.. This award is a public appreciation of the services provided by Sriwijaya Air. Aircraft Maintenance are done by PT. ANI (Aero Nusantara Indonesia).
At the Paris Air Show 2011, Sriwijaya Air announced that they agreed to buy 20 Embraer 190 jets, with purchase rights of 10 more.
Sriwijaya Air has bought (12-years lease to purchase) 12 used Boeing B737-500 with total value $84 million for replacing all current Boeing B737-200. The delivery has been done since April 2011 up to December 2011.
Full Service Airlines aim
Today, Sriwijaya Air is categorized as Medium Service Airline serves only light snacks. Sriwijaya Air is planning to expand into full-service flights in 2013 which should have at least 31 airplanes with a business lounge and meals for passengers.Destinations
Sriwijaya Air serves 37 destinations: 35 domestic destinations and 2 international destinations (Penang and Singapore).Fleet
As of 17 August 2011, the Sriwijaya Air fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 24 years:| Aircraft | In Service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-200 | 10 | 2 | Y126 | |
| Boeing 737-300 | 11 | 6 | 154 | |
| Boeing 737-400 | 10 | 8 | 168 | |
| Boeing 737-500 | 0 | 12 | 128 | |
| Boeing 737-800 | 0 | 20 | 189 | Entry into Service: 2012 |
| Embraer 175 | 0 | 10 | 95 | Deliveries: 2012-2016 |
| Embraer 190 | 0 | 20 | 100 | Deliveries: 2012-2016 |
| Embraer 195 | 0 | 10 | 105 | Deliveries: 2012-2016 |
| Total | 31 | 98 |