Kartika Airlines was an
airline
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based in
Jakarta,
Indonesia
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. It operated domestic services from Jakarta. Its main base was
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta.
Kartika Airlines is listed in category 2 by Indonesian
Civil Aviation Authority for airline safety quality.
History
The airline was established in 2001 and started operations on 15 May 2001. It is wholly owned by
PT Truba. The airline was grounded in November 2004 and resumed services on 15 June 2005, before finally ceasing operations in 2010. Kartika Airlines was among the Indonesian carriers blacklisted by the European Union Civil Aviation Authority.
Destinations
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Jakarta –
Halim Perdanakusuma Airport
Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Halim Perdanakusuma) is an international airport in Jakarta, Indonesia. The airport is located in East Jakarta and the airfield is conjoined with the Halim Perdanakusum ...
Hub
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Jakarta –
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
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Medan
Medan (; English: ) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra, as well as a regional hub and financial centre of Sumatra. According to the National Development Planning Agency, Medan is one of the four mai ...
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Polonia Airport
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Palembang –
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport
Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Sultan Mahmud Badarudin II) is an international airport serving the city of Palembang, South Sumatra and surrounding areas. It is located in the region KM.10 Ta ...
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Semarang -
Semarang Airport
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Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta (; jv, ꦔꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠ ; pey, Jogjakarta) is the capital city of Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by a monarchy, ...
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Adisutjipto International Airport
Adisutjipto (or Adisucipto) Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Adisutjipto) is an airport serving the Yogyakarta area on the island of Java, Indonesia. It was formerly the principal international airport serving this area. The airport is located in t ...
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Pangkalan Bun
Pangkalan Bun is the capital of West Kotawaringin Regency in Borneo, Indonesia. It has a population of around 200,000 It is also the administrative headquarters of South Arut (''Arut Selatan'') district (''kecamatan'').
Pangkalan Bun is served ...
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Iskandar Airport
Iskandar Airport is a military type-C airport in Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia and is the only airport in Central Kalimantan which has an Avtur fuel station. It is the largest military airport in Indonesia, with around a 3,570 he ...
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Padang
Padang () is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. With a Census population of 1,015,000 as of 2022, it is the 16th most populous city in Indonesia and the most populous city on the west coast of Sumatra. Th ...
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Minangkabau International Airport
Minangkabau International Airport ( id, Bandar Udara Internasional Minangkabau), is the principal airport serving the province of West Sumatra on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located at Ketaping, Padang Pariaman Regency which is ...
Terminated destinations
;Asia
; – Padang, Denpasar, Tarakan, Manado, Makassar, Banjarmasin, Balikpapan, Ternate, Semarang, Surabaya, Pontianak, Palangkaraya
; – Penang, Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Johor Bahru
; – Hong Kong
;
; – Taipei
Fleet
The Kartika Airlines fleet included the following aircraft:
References
External links
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{{Airlines of Indonesia
Defunct airlines of Indonesia
Airlines established in 2001
Airlines disestablished in 2010
Indonesian companies established in 2001
2010 disestablishments in Indonesia