Merpati Nusantara Airlines Update
Unfortunately, Merpati Nusantara Airlines ceased all flying operations in febrero 2014.
The airline had plans to relaunch, however, in junio 2022, it had its licence revoked and eventually dissolved in febrero 2023.
If you'd like to fly with alternative airlines that operate similar routes to Merpati, take a look below.
Alternative Airlines to Merpati Nusantara Airlines
Below are some alternative airlines to Merpati Nusantara Airlines - these airlines fly similar routes to Merpati:
Merpati Nusantara Airlines was an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It offered flights to over 80 domestic and international destinations.
The airline was first founded in 1962 and operated under 'Merpati'. It has 2 hubs - one at Ngurah Rai International Airport and another at Juanda International Airport. It also had a base at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
Merpati unfortunately suspended operations in 2014 due to financial and regulatory issues. It did have plans to relaunch although it eventually had its licence revoked in 2022 and was completely dissolved by the beginning of 2023.
Destinos
Merpati Nusantara operated flights to over 80 domestic and international destinations.
Some of its domestic destinations included Bajawa, Biak, Bima, Denpasar, Ende, Jakarta, Kendari, Kupang, Luwuk, Mangole, Nabire, Okaba, Sawu, Sinabang, Tarakan, Ternate and Wamena, among many others. If you're looking for domestic flights in Indonesia, you can book these flights right here at Alternative Airlines.
Merpati's international destinations included Sydney, Canberra, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Cebu, Davao, Singapore and Timor Leste.
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is the main airport serving the Jakarta area on the island of Java, Indonesia. The airport operates as a hub for Garuda Indonesia, but also for Aviastar, Batik Air, Cardig Air, Citilink, Express Air, Indonesia AirAsia, Lion Air and Sriwijaya Air. The airport has two runaways and in 2014, handled 62 million passengers becoming the 9th busiest airport in the world.
Others airlines which fly to and from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport include Air China, Air France, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Egyptair, Emirates, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, Oman Air, Qatar Airways, Thai Airways, Singapore Airlines and many others
Before Merpati Nusantara ceased operations, it had a fleet of over 20 aircraft. This included:
It also had 40 orders of the Comas ARJ21-700 before all operations were suspended.