Riau Airlines
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| Founded | 2002 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2012 | ||||||
| Hubs | Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 3 | ||||||
| Company slogan | The Spirit Of Riau | ||||||
| Headquarters | Pekanbaru, Indonesia | ||||||
| Key people | The Spirit of Riau | ||||||
| Website | http://www.riau-airlines.com | ||||||
Riau Airlines was an airline based in Pekanbaru in the Indonesian province of Riau, Sumatra. It operated domestic and international services out of Sultan Syarif Qasim II International Airport, Pekanbaru. Riau Airlines was listed in category 1 by Indonesian Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety.
Riau Airlines was established on 12 March 2002 and started operations in December of the same year. It was the only one of Indonesia's commercial airlines headquartered outside of Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, and also the only commercial airline owned by a local government. It was majority-owned by the Provincial Government of Riau and some other provinces such as Lampung, Bangka Belitung and Bengkulu, as well as some cities and Regencies in Sumatera.
Riau Airlines was originally formed to connect cities within Riau, however it expanded towards linking all major cities on Sumatra island, as well as serving Borneo island, Bali, and Kupang in Central Indonesia.
In 2008, the airline was temporarily shut down after an employee strike against the management. This however took only a few days.
After the strike, between 2009 and 2010, there had been changes in the top management. In early 2010, the management decided to change the name Riau Airlines to Riau Air and also the logo.
By the third quarter of 2010, the airline started to hit a financial crisis, which led the lay-off around 25% of its employee at the end of January the following year. The crisis continued after the management failed to run the company. This ended up with the second lay-off just three month after the first one and this time the rest of the employee got terminated and left only the directors stayed in the company (President Director, Financial Director, Operations Director and Commercial Director).
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