Airline

Mandala Airlines RI

Mandala Airlines (code RI) is an airline based in Indonesia. A full-service carrier — the fare usually includes a checked bag, a meal and seat selection.

IATA codeRI
ICAO codeMDL
Home countryIndonesia
CallsignMANDALA
The airline in numbers

Mandala Airlines — facts & history

We gathered Mandala Airlines's numbers from the open datasets, flying since 1969.

Founded
1969
57 years ago

Aircraft types in the fleet: Convair CV-600.

Tigerair Mandala was a low-cost carrier headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was founded in 1969 as a full service airline by members of the Indonesian military. In 2006, as part of the ongoing reforms, the military was forced to sell Mandala Airlines, with the new owners converting it to a low-cost carrier. In January 2011, facing bankruptcy, Mandala Airlines filed for protection from its creditors, and ceased operations. In May 2011, Singapore based Tiger Airways Holdings made an offer to purchase Mandala, but the transaction did not close until September 2011. The airline did not return to service until April 2012, renamed Tigerair Mandala, following an injection of fresh capital by Indonesian conglomerate Saratoga Investment Corp.

Background: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · figures: Wikidata (CC0)

Route network

Where Mandala Airlines flies

Main bases (by number of routes): ג'קרטה (CGK) · אובוד (DPS) · ג'והור באהרו (SIN) · יוגיאקרטה (JOG) · סולטאן שאריף קאסים II (PKU) · בנגקוק (BKK)

Key destinations

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Q&A

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Which alliance is Mandala Airlines in?
Mandala Airlines is not part of any of the three major alliances.
What is Mandala Airlines's flight code?
The IATA code is RI, the ICAO code is MDL.
Where does Mandala Airlines operate most of its flights from?
The main base is Jakarta (CGK), then Denpasar (DPS). In total the airline serves about 8 destinations.

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Sources: Airline data: OpenFlights (ODbL) · logos: airhex