Air Paradise International Airbus A310 Hutchison

Air Paradise International Airbus A300 Hutchison

Air Paradise International was an airline based in

Denpasar, Bali Denpasar (; Balinese: ᬤᬾᬦ᭄ᬧᬲᬃ) is the capital of Bali and the main gateway to the island. The city is also a hub for other cities in the Lesser Sunda Islands. With the rapid growth of the tourism industry in Bali, Denpasar has ...

, Indonesia. It operated services to destinations in Australia, South Korea and Taiwan, from its main base at Ngurah Rai Airport, Denpasar. On 1 December 2005, the airline announced that it was ceasing operations due to a downturn in traffic, following terrorist bombings on the island in October 2005. In February 2007, the Indonesian Transportation Ministry delayed license revocation of 11 major airlines, including Air Paradise, to give restructuring opportunities to the operators. Air Paradise was considering re-launching services in March 2007. However, 3 years later, after ceasing operations in November 2005, the airline filed for bankruptcy, 5 months after another of its competitors (

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) had filed for bankruptcy.

History

The airline was established in June 2002 and started operations on 16 February 2003 with services to Perth in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

from Denpasar,

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. On 27 December 2004, services began to Osaka,

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. All services were suspended on 1 December 2005 following a downturn of traffic after the October 2005 terrorist attacks in Bali which resulted in over 20 fatalities and 100 injuries. In June 2006, the website was still available, announcing negotiations to recapitalize the airline. Air Paradise was using A300's, A310's and leased 737-800's on flights to Melbourne, Sydney and Perth mostly for tourists. A major competitor on the Denpasar route was

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. In November 2008, Air Paradise filed for bankruptcy after failing to re-launch operations and it's the 2nd airline to file for bankruptcy in 5 months after

Services

Air Paradise operated services to the following international scheduled destinations in January 2005: Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Osaka, Perth, Seoul and

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Fleet

The Air Paradise operated the following aircraft during its operation:

References

Suspension of services announcementService re-launch

External links

Air Paradise International via archive.orgAir Paradise International Fleet Detail

Official website
{{Airlines of Indonesia Defunct airlines of Indonesia Airlines established in 2002 Airlines disestablished in 2005 2002 establishments in Indonesia 2005 disestablishments in Indonesia