PT AWAIR relaunched as Low Cost Airline

Indonesian based airline, PT AWAIR International, is to take to the skies again. The airline will commence operations plying domestic routes in Indonesia beginning today. The airline will operate Boeing 737-300s, each with a 148 seat configuration.

PT AWAIR, a privately owned airline, had initially conducted scheduled commercial and charter services in Indonesia since June 2000, but suspended its operations in March 2002. The airline is being be re-launched as a low fare airline modeled after the success of its partner AirAsia Berhad.

AWAIR will adhere to a low cost business model, and will operate point to point flights within a 3 hours radius. The airline will also operate on a no frills, ticketless concept, where guests are issued with flight itineraries incorporating a unique booking number upon successful booking.

PT AWAIR will comprise a new management lineup headed by Sendjaja Widjaja, who has been appointed as President Director of AWAIR, and a team of experienced senior management and technical crew in the aviation industry. Pin Harris, the original shareholder, has been appointed as the President Commissioner of the company.

Pin Harris, President Commissioner, PT. AWAIR said, “We are absolutely thrilled to re-launch AWAIR to the Indonesian public. Our entire organization and operations has been enhanced and restructured to reflect a low cost carrier. We are confident that AWAIR’s new management team would contribute significantly to AWAIR’s operations. Our association with AirAsia, Southeast Asia’s leading low fare airline, will serve to add towards AWAIR’s dynamics. Moreover it will strengthen AWAIR’s operations through the transfer of knowledge and skills, enabling higher standards of operations and allowing AWAIR to offer a quality product to the people of this great nation, Indonesia.”

ENJOY FREE FLIGHTS TO MEDAN

To commemorate its launch, AWAIR will be giving away free seats for its Jakarta- Medan service, the first destination to be served by AWAIR. Guests on AWAIR can fly for FREE, on the following dates:

10th December 2004
11th December 2004

To enjoy the offer, guests are required to book their complimentary seats through AWAIR’s website at www.awairlines.com, or call its Nationwide Call Center at 0804 1 33 33 33 or at 6221 808 99 099. Terms and conditions apply.