Riau Airlines

Infobox Airline
airline=Riau Airlines
logo=Riau_Airlines.gif
logo_size=150
IATA=-
ICAO=RIU
callsign=RIAU AIR
parent=
founded=2002
headquarters=Pekanbaru. Indonesia
key_people=
hubs=Sultan Syarif Qasim II International Airport(PKU)
fleet_size=7
destinations=14
website= http://www.riau-airlines.com

Riau Airlines is an airline based in Pekanbaru in the Indonesian province of Riau, Sumatra. It operates domestic and international services. Its main base is Sultan Syarif Qasim II International Airport, Pekanbaru Flight International 12-18 April 2005] .

History

The airline was established on 12 March 2002 and started operations in December 2002. It is the only one of Indonesia's commercial airlines headquartered outside the capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta. It is located in the city of Pekanbaru, Riau. It is also the only commercial airline owned by local government. It is owned majority by the Government of Riau and some other provinces such as Lampung, Bangka Belitung and Bengkulu. Aside from Provinces, it is also owned by some Cities and Regencies within Sumatera Island.

It was previously formed to abridge cities within Riau province which has many airports, however, it has expanded it's area of operations which currently are connecting all major cities in Sumatera island. It even expanded to Kalimantan / Borneo island.

Destinations

Asia

outheast Asia

*Indonesia
**Batam Hang Nadim Airport
**Bengkulu Padangkemiling Airport
**Banda aceh
**Dumai Pinang Kampai Airport
**Jakarta Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport
**Jambi Sultan Thaha Airport
**Pangkalankerinci
**Matak
**Medan Polonia International Airport
**Natuna Ranai Airport
**Padang Minangkabau International Airport
**Palembang Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport
**Pangkal Pinang Airport
**Pekanbaru Sultan Syarif Qasim II International Airport
**Pelalawan
**Rengat Japura Airport
**Tanjung Karang / Bandar Lampung Radin Inten II Airport
**Tanjung Pinang / Kijang Airport

*Malaysia
**Johor Bahru (Senai International Airport)
**Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur International Airport)
**Penang (Penang International Airport)
**Malacca (Batu Berendam Airport)

Fleet

As of 17 July 2008 the Riau Airlines fleet includes [http://www.ch-aviation.ch/aircraft.php?search=set&airline=RIU&al_op=1] :

*2 Avro RJ100
*5 Fokker 50

The Riau Airllines average fleet age is 15 years old in November 2007

External links

* [http://www.riau-airlines.com/ Riau Airlines]

References