Image of friendliness - Memories by http://www.nanangkristanto.com Bouraq Indonesia Airlines was an airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. It operated regional and international services. Its main bases were Surabaya Airport, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, with a hub at Sepinggan International Airport, Balikpapan. Bouraq ceased scheduled operations in July 2005 and issued staff termination notices March 2006 after prolonged financial problems and successive failures to seek new investors.

The Transportation Ministry in February 2007 delayed license revocation of 11 idle airlines, including Bouraq Indonesia Airlines, to give restructuring opportunities to the operators.
Code data

IATA Code: BO
ICAO Code: BOU
Callsign: BOURAQ

History

The airline was established in April 1970. It was formed as a private airline corporation by Jarry Albert Sumendap and is wholly owned by the Sumendap family, as is Bali Air. Bouraq ceased operations in July 2005 and Bali Air in March 2005 after prolonged financial problems. In 2005, Bouraq flew from Jakarta to Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar, Kupang, Batam, Bengkulu, Banjarmasin, Balikpapan, Tarakan, Manado, Palu, and Makassar. 3 years before, Bouraq has visit Bandung, Semarang, Malang, Mataram, Palembang, Pangkal Pinang, Tanjung Pandan, Bandar Lampung, Pontianak, Samarinda, Gorontalo, Luwuk, and Ternate. Bouraq once operated international routes to Singapore, Tawau, Davao, and Bandar Seri Begawan.

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