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Batik Air Malaysia

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Batik Air Malaysia (formerly known as Malindo Air) is a Malaysian full-service carrier,[4][5] an associate carrier of the Indonesian Lion Air Group, with headquarters in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.[6][7][8][9] The original name, Malindo, signifies a cooperative pact between Malaysia and Indonesia.

Batik Air Malaysia
IATA ICAO Call sign
OD MXD MALINDO
Founded27 September 2012; 12 years ago (2012-09-27)
(as Malindo Air)
Commenced operations
  • 22 March 2013; 11 years ago (2013-03-22)
    (as Malindo Air)
  • 28 April 2022; 2 years ago (2022-04-28)
    (as Batik Air Malaysia)
HubsKuala Lumpur International Airport
Frequent-flyer programMalindo Miles
Fleet size36
Destinations56[1]
Parent company
HeadquartersAra Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Key people
  • Mushafiz Mustafa Bakri (CEO)[3]
  • Edward Sirait (President, Lion Group)
Websitewww.malindoair.com

History

 
Oasis Ara Damansara, which houses the Malindo Air head office

Malindo Air

AirAsia's expansion from Malaysia into Lion Air's market encouraged the Indonesian airline to enter the Malaysian market with a subsidiary airline. AirAsia's subsidiary, Indonesia AirAsia, in partnership with its parent firm, attempted to buy Indonesian carrier Batavia Air to gain a foothold in Indonesia, but the deal did not go through due to regulatory complications and Batavia Air's eventual bankruptcy.[citation needed] The attempted deal resulted in a turf war between Lion Air, Indonesia's biggest low-cost carrier, and AirAsia, Asia's biggest low-cost carrier.[citation needed]

Mr. Chandran Rama Muthy, personal assistant executive to the president director of Lion Air, was appointed as CEO of Batik Air Malaysia. The airline's inaugural flights began operations on 22 March 2013.[citation needed]

For its jet routes, Batik Air Malaysia provides seat pitches of 32" and 45" for economy class and business class respectively,[10] as well as free baggage allowances of 40 kg for Business passengers and either 20 kg or 30 kg for Economy class passengers depending on their ticket category. Economy passengers on flights to Shah Amanat International Airport and Shahjalal International Airport in Bangladesh receive a 35 kg baggage allowance. However, the airline's cheapest Economy class tickets do not receive a free baggage allowance.[11] In June 2015, Malindo became the first Malaysian airline to offer in-flight Wi-Fi service.[12] The combination of the amenities, services, and low cost fares puts Batik Air Malaysia in the category of a hybrid airline.

The airline also has expanded on a parallel turboprop service, focusing mainly on secondary routes within a 2-hour radius from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport. Initial destinations included Penang, Johor Bahru and Kota Bharu. Propeller flights commenced in early June 2013.[citation needed]

In early 2017, the airline was expected to re-brand Malindo Air to "Batik Air Malaysia" to l focus on international routes while its associate airline, Batik Air, serves domestic routes in Indonesia. The airline had already began to feature the Batik Air Malaysia logo and livery on its aircraft gradually.[citation needed]

In 2016, Malindo initiated interline agreements with Turkish Airlines[13] and Qatar Airways.[14]

In February 2017, National Aerospace and Defence Industries (Nadi) reduced its stake from 50.99% to just 5%. Then-Chief Executive Officer Chandran Rama Muthy is now the major shareholder with his wife Kalpana Devasagayam, who together hold a 46% stake at the Malindo Air's operating company, Malindo Airways, via Sky One Investors. They both own equal portions in Sky One. The remaining 49% of shares in Malindo is owned by the Indonesian PT Lion Group.[15]

 
A Batik Air Malaysia Airbus A330-300 at Kota Kinabalu International Airport

In April 2017, Malindo Air received its International Air Transport Association (IATA) certificate as an IATA member. The airline has also successfully retained its IOSA registration, which is valid from 3 June 2018 to 3 June 2020.[citation needed]

On 22 May 2017, Malindo Air became the first airline in the world to introduce Boeing 737 MAX 8 into service. Configured in mono-class 180 Economy seats, the first commercial service departed from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore.[16][17] However, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 service was short-lived as the airline received numerous customer complaints, especially from business class passengers having to downgrade to economy class. The sole B737-MAX 8 was returned to its parent company Lion Air.[citation needed]

 
A Malindo Air ATR72 at Subang Airport. The airline formerly operated ATR 72 aircraft from this hub.

In an official press release issued by Malindo Air dated 26 August 2019, Captain Mushafiz Mustafa Bakri, Director of Safety, Security & Quality of Thai Lion Air, was revealed as the new CEO, replacing the current CEO effective 23 September 2019, while Chandra Rama Muthy was appointed as Group Strategy Director of Lion Group.[18]

On 23 October 2020, it was reported that Malindo Air had decided to cut more than half of its workforce as part of measures to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on their business. With that, the airline laid off about 2,200 employees, or more than half of its 3,200-strong workforce.[19][20]

Batik Air Malaysia

On 28 April 2022, Malindo Air was rebranded as Batik Air Malaysia in line with the Lion Group's goal to establish a common identity for the full service airlines within the group.[7] Following this, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was reintroduced into the fleet.[21]

The Batik Air Malaysia Boeing 737 MAX 8 officially started its first flight with the airline on 2 June 2022, from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu as OD1002.[22][23]

The airline also received an Airbus A330-300 from sister company Lion Air in 2023. The aircraft's first proving flight was held on 20 May 2023, from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu as OD5330, with a returning flight on the same day as OD5331.[24]

Batik Air Malaysia's origin, corporate identity and livery timeline
 
Malindo Air Boeing 737-800 in 2019
 
Batik Air Malaysia Boeing 737 MAX 8 in 2023

Destinations

As of September 2024, Batik Air Malaysia flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:[25]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Australia Adelaide Adelaide Airport Terminated
Brisbane Brisbane Airport [25]
Melbourne Melbourne Airport [25]
Perth Perth Airport [25]
Sydney Sydney Airport [25]
Bangladesh Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport Terminated [26]
Dhaka Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport [25]
Cambodia Phnom Penh Phnom Penh International Airport Terminated [27]
China Chengdu Chengdu Tianfu International Airport [25]
Guangzhou Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport [25]
Guilin Guilin Liangjiang International Airport [28]
Guiyang Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport [29]
Haikou Haikou Meilan International Airport [25]
Kunming Kunming Changshui International Airport [30]
Nanchang Nanchang Changbei International Airport [25]
Nanning Nanning Wuxu International Airport Terminated [31]
Sanya Sanya Phoenix International Airport Terminated [32]
Shanghai Shanghai Pudong International Airport [33]
Wuhan Wuhan Tianhe International Airport Terminated [34]
Zhangjiajie Zhangjiajie Hehua International Airport [35]
Zhengzhou Zhengzhou Xinzheng International [25]
Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport
India Amritsar Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport
Bengaluru Kempegowda International Airport [25]
Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport [25]
Kochi Cochin International Airport [25]
Kolkata Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Terminated
Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport [25]
Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli International Airport [25]
Varansi Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport Terminated [36]
Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam Airport Terminated [37]
Indonesia Bandung Husein Sastranegara Airport Terminated [38]
Batam Hang Nadim International Airport [25]
Denpasar Ngurah Rai International Airport [25]
Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta International Airport [25]
Lombok Lombok International Airport [39]
Medan Kualanamu International Airport
Padang Minangkabau International Airport Terminated [40]
Pekanbaru Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport Terminated [40][41]
Siborong-Borong Sisingamangaraja XII Airport Terminated [42]
Surabaya Juanda International Airport [43] [44]
Japan Nagoya Chubu Centrair International Airport [25]
Naha Naha Airport [25]
Osaka Kansai International Airport Ends 7 December 2024 [45]
Sapporo New Chitose Airport Terminated
Tokyo Narita International Airport [25]
Malaysia Alor Setar Sultan Abdul Halim Airport Resumes 6 December 2024 [46]
Bintulu Bintulu Airport [47]
Johor Bahru Senai International Airport [25]
Kota Bharu Sultan Ismail Petra Airport [25]
Kota Kinabalu Kota Kinabalu International Airport [25]
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport Hub [25]
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport [48]
Kuala Terengganu Sultan Mahmud Airport Terminated
Kuantan Kuantan Airport Terminated
Kuching Kuching International Airport [25]
Langkawi Langkawi International Airport [25]
Miri Miri Airport Resumes 14 January 2025 [47][49]
Penang Penang International Airport [25]
Sandakan Sandakan Airport Begins 1 December 2024 [47]
Sibu Sibu Airport [50]
Tawau Tawau Airport [50]
Maldives Malé Velana International Airport [25]
Myanmar Yangon Yangon International Airport Terminated [51]
Nepal Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport [25]
New Zealand Auckland Auckland Airport Terminated [52]
Pakistan Karachi Jinnah International Airport [53]
Lahore Allama Iqbal International Airport [25]
Philippines Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminated
Saudi Arabia Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport [54]
Medina Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport
Singapore Singapore Changi Airport
Sri Lanka Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport Terminated
South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport [25]
Taiwan Kaohsiung Kaohsiung International Airport [55]
Taipei Taoyuan International Airport [25]
Thailand Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport [25]
Chiang Mai Chiang Mai International Airport Terminated [56]
Hat Yai Hat Yai International Airport [57][58]
Krabi Krabi International Airport [57][59]
Phuket Phuket International Airport [25]
Surat Thani Surat Thani International Airport Terminated [60]
Turkey Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport Terminated
United Arab Emirates Dubai Dubai International Airport
Uzbekistan Tashkent Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport [61][62][63]
Vietnam Da Nang Da Nang International Airport [25]
Hanoi Noi Bai International Airport [25]
Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International Airport Terminated

Codeshare agreements

Batik Air Malaysia operates codeshares with the following airlines:

Interline agreements

Batik Air Malaysia has Interline agreements with the following airlines:

Fleet

As of October 2024, Batik Air Malaysia operates the following aircraft:[22]

Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Airbus A330-300 4 2 12 365 377 Transferred from Lion Air.
Boeing 737-800 15 4 12 150 162 To be transferred from Batik Air.
Boeing 737 MAX 8 3 — 12 150 162
14 — 180 180 Transferred from Lion Air.
Total 36 4

Historical fleet

Aircraft Introduced Retired Total Passengers Notes
C Y Total
ATR 72-600[22] 2013 2024 14 — 72 72 Short-haul regional routes based in Subang Airport
Boeing 737-900ER[71] 2013 2021 6 12 168 180

Incidents and accidents

  • On April 19, 2018, a Malindo Air Boeing 737-900ER flying from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu to Kuala Lumpur overran the runway at Kathmandu after a high-speed rejected takeoff. The aircraft came to a stop in the grass 250 feet (75 metres) past the runway end. All 132 passengers and seven crew members escaped without injuries. Damage to the aircraft was minor and the airport was closed for 12 hours for it to be moved. The flight crew opted to abort the takeoff because of a warning indicating the aircraft was not correctly configured.[72][73]
  • On June 20, 2019, Malindo Air Flight 301, a Boeing 737-8GP(WL) flying from Bandung to Kuala Lumpur experienced a runway excursion at Husein Sastranegara International Airport shortly before takeoff. There were no fatalities.[74]

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