Lion Air took to the skies from Indonesia in 2000 with one aircraft in its fleet. Within eight years of operation, Lion Air now flies to more than 36 cities in Indonesia and many other destinations such as, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam on a fleet of brand new Boeing 737-900ER. 1
At present Lion Air has a fleet of 36 aircrafts. The fleet consists of 16 units MD 80-series, 5 units MD 90-series, 10 units B737-400, 2 units B737-300 and 3 feeder aircrafts of Dash 8.Lion Air provides two types of seats for its passengers - Economy Class and Business Class. 2
Lion Air started as a one-plane airline that first flew in 2000, and it's Indonesia?s leading budget airline carrier now with operate 37 planes flying to not only all of Indonesia?s major cities and wondrous tourist destinations, but to Singapore, Penang and Kuala Lumpur as well. 3
Lion a few years ago reached an agreement with the Indonesian Air Force to operate and manage Halim airport and Rusdi says the two have established a new airport management company. Lion owns 80% of the company and the Air Force owns 20%, he adds. 4
The best and easiest way to reserve a seat is to book a ticket through the internet as Lion Air provides online booking facilities Other options of bookings are through a 24hr Call Centre, Travel Agents or SMS Conformation Service. 5
All foreign parties involved in providing aircraft to Lion Air have cleared us to commence operations in Sri Lanka including flights to Jaffna. 6
He also says Lion has signed an agreement with the Indonesian navy to develop and manage a section of Surabaya's Juanda Airport, which is Indonesia's second largest.The navy controls this section of the airport and Lion plans to develop a passenger terminal and aircraft maintenance hangar there, says Rusdi. 7
Lion Air offers executive facilities to its passengers including comfortable leather seats, personal care and high quality international meals. The airline has two separate lounges for the passengers. The Lion King Lounge located on the first floor of the 1A terminal is exclusively for the Business Class passengers. 8
Demonstrating the airline?s success of a low-cost carrier, Lion Air became the example for the trend of low-cost carriers in the international airlines industry. The airline was also regarded as a phenomenal low-cost carrier in Indonesia. 9
The Jeddah route is Lion Air's first long-haul flight, but its fourth international route after Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. 10
Its lineup is comprised of 10 Boeing 737-400s, 2 Boeing 737-300s, 11 McDonnell Douglas MD-82s, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 and 5 McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30s. Bear in mind that the average aircraft in the Lion Air fleet is around 17 years old. 11
Lion also has well over 100 737-900ERs on order of which it will be receiving six this year, taking the number of this aircraft type in its fleet to 29. 12
From June 2009 Lion Air will start operating flights to Jeddah, will be using Boeing 747-400 ex Oasis Airlines. On 31 May 2009, the a picture of the first Boeing 747-400 was uploaded to airliners.net. 13
Relax after your flight by cooling your heels in the airport's lounge. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is home to 4 lounges, but only one is available for Lion Air passengers. The Garuda Indonesia lounge hosts first and business class passengers from domestic carriers like Lion Air. 14
Although Lion Air is known as a low-cost carrier for its domestic routes, Rusdi said the Jeddah route would be a full-service flight offering two meals and other amenities such as blankets and personal entertainment system, including for economy class seats. 15
References
w3.lionair.co.id
www.mapsofworld.com
sgcgo.com
www.flightglobal.com
www.mapsofworld.com
www.tamilnet.com
www.flightglobal.com
www.mapsofworld.com
w3.lionair.co.id
www.thejakartapost.com
www.ehow.com
www.flightglobal.com
en.wikipedia.org
www.ehow.com
www.thejakartapost.com
At present Lion Air has a fleet of 36 aircrafts. The fleet consists of 16 units MD 80-series, 5 units MD 90-series, 10 units B737-400, 2 units B737-300 and 3 feeder aircrafts of Dash 8.Lion Air provides two types of seats for its passengers - Economy Class and Business Class. 2
Lion Air started as a one-plane airline that first flew in 2000, and it's Indonesia?s leading budget airline carrier now with operate 37 planes flying to not only all of Indonesia?s major cities and wondrous tourist destinations, but to Singapore, Penang and Kuala Lumpur as well. 3
Lion a few years ago reached an agreement with the Indonesian Air Force to operate and manage Halim airport and Rusdi says the two have established a new airport management company. Lion owns 80% of the company and the Air Force owns 20%, he adds. 4
The best and easiest way to reserve a seat is to book a ticket through the internet as Lion Air provides online booking facilities Other options of bookings are through a 24hr Call Centre, Travel Agents or SMS Conformation Service. 5
All foreign parties involved in providing aircraft to Lion Air have cleared us to commence operations in Sri Lanka including flights to Jaffna. 6
He also says Lion has signed an agreement with the Indonesian navy to develop and manage a section of Surabaya's Juanda Airport, which is Indonesia's second largest.The navy controls this section of the airport and Lion plans to develop a passenger terminal and aircraft maintenance hangar there, says Rusdi. 7
Lion Air offers executive facilities to its passengers including comfortable leather seats, personal care and high quality international meals. The airline has two separate lounges for the passengers. The Lion King Lounge located on the first floor of the 1A terminal is exclusively for the Business Class passengers. 8
Demonstrating the airline?s success of a low-cost carrier, Lion Air became the example for the trend of low-cost carriers in the international airlines industry. The airline was also regarded as a phenomenal low-cost carrier in Indonesia. 9
The Jeddah route is Lion Air's first long-haul flight, but its fourth international route after Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. 10
Its lineup is comprised of 10 Boeing 737-400s, 2 Boeing 737-300s, 11 McDonnell Douglas MD-82s, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 and 5 McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30s. Bear in mind that the average aircraft in the Lion Air fleet is around 17 years old. 11
Lion also has well over 100 737-900ERs on order of which it will be receiving six this year, taking the number of this aircraft type in its fleet to 29. 12
From June 2009 Lion Air will start operating flights to Jeddah, will be using Boeing 747-400 ex Oasis Airlines. On 31 May 2009, the a picture of the first Boeing 747-400 was uploaded to airliners.net. 13
Relax after your flight by cooling your heels in the airport's lounge. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is home to 4 lounges, but only one is available for Lion Air passengers. The Garuda Indonesia lounge hosts first and business class passengers from domestic carriers like Lion Air. 14
Although Lion Air is known as a low-cost carrier for its domestic routes, Rusdi said the Jeddah route would be a full-service flight offering two meals and other amenities such as blankets and personal entertainment system, including for economy class seats. 15
References
w3.lionair.co.id
www.mapsofworld.com
sgcgo.com
www.flightglobal.com
www.mapsofworld.com
www.tamilnet.com
www.flightglobal.com
www.mapsofworld.com
w3.lionair.co.id
www.thejakartapost.com
www.ehow.com
www.flightglobal.com
en.wikipedia.org
www.ehow.com
www.thejakartapost.com
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