History
Bouraq Airlines was established in April 1970 as a privately-owned company by Jarry Albert Sumendap, and it stayed in the possession of his family ever since. Bali Air was another airline owned by Sumendap, which was co-operating with Bouraq. Initially the airline operated Douglas DC-3s. From 1973 the turboprop Hawker Siddeley HS 748 was introduced on Bouraq services.
Both airlines were shut down in 2005 after prolonged financial problems. The last scheduled Bouraq flight took place in July of that year. The airline licence was revoked in 2007.
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