Air Paradise

Air Paradise International was an airline based in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. It operated services to destinations in Australia, South Korea and Taiwan. Its main base was Ngurah Rai Airport, Denpasar. On 24 November 2005 the airline announced that it was ceasing operations due to a downturn in traffic following terrorist bombings on the Island on 1 October 2005. Air Paradise was considering re-launching services in March 2007 but this has been postponed [ [http://www.balidiscovery.com/messages/message.asp?Id=3507 Bali News: Bali's Air Paradise to Fly Again in March 2007 ] ] .

The Transportation Ministry in February 2007 delayed license revocation of 11 idle airlines, including Air Paradise, to give restructuring opportunities to the operators. Air Paradise has re-applied for licences [ [http://www.angkasa-online.com/public/print/17/6/138.htm Angkasa] March 2007] .

Code Data

*IATA Code: AD
*ICAO Code: PRZ
*Callsign: RADISAIR

History

The airline was established in June 2002 and started operations on 16 February 2003 with services to Perth in Australia from Denpasar, Bali. On 27 December 2004 services began to Osaka , Japan. Services were suspended on 24 November 2005 following a downturn if traffic after the 1 October 2005 terrorist attacks in Bali. In June 2006, the website was still available, announcing negotiations to recapitalize the airline. Air Paradise was using A300's and A310's on flights to Melbourne,Sydney and Perth mostly for tourists. A major competitor on the Denpasar route was Garuda Indonesia.

Services

Air Paradise operated services to the following international scheduled destinations (at January 2005): Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Osaka, Perth, Seoul and Sydney.

Fleet

The Air Paradise fleet comprised the following aircraft (at July 2005):

* Airbus A300-600ER
* Airbus A310-300
* Boeing 737-500

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.airparadise.com.au Air Paradise International via archive.org]
* [http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Air_Paradise_International?show=all Air Paradise International Fleet Detail]

References

* [http://www.airparadise.com.au/Company%20Announcement23112005.pdf- Suspension of services announcement]
* [http://www.travelweekly.com.au/articles/36/0c049236.asp Service re-launch]