History
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.
Operations resumed in January 2011 with initial flights commencing between Pekanbaru-Tanjung Pinang-Natuna 4 times a week with a Boeing 737-500 and was renamed Riau Air.
On July 12, 2012, the Medan Commercial Court declared Riau Airlines bankrupt and that the airline would cease operations.
This decision was preceded by a order issued on April 1, 2012 by the Indonesian Ministry of Transport that revoked the airline's Air Operating Certificate after operations ceased last year.
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