Former Lion Air People Reportedly Made Super Air Jet Airlines, Millennials Are The Main Market

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JAKARTA - Former Lion Air Group General Manager Ari Azhari is reportedly initiating the formation of the Super Air Jet airline, which targets the market share of the millennial generation who are obsessed with technology and have a tendency to travel.

Quoting a Reuters broadcast, it was stated that the airline was strongly suspected of having an affiliation with the Lion Air Group, which is the largest airline in Indonesia. However, it is not certain what kind of engagement the Super Air Jet will have with the startup entrepreneur Rusdi Kirana.

"Super Air Jet was founded based on optimism that market opportunities, especially domestic flights in Indonesia, still exist and are wide open. We see that there is a very strong demand from the public for air travel nowadays, especially from millennials”, said Ari Azhari as quoted on Monday, May 3.

For information, Super Air Jet itself is now in the process of obtaining flight permits from the relevant authorities, especially the Ministry of Transportation. It is planned that the current airline will operate an Airbus SE A320 aircraft with a capacity of 180 passengers for domestic routes before trying out foreign markets.

A source at the Ministry of Transportation said that there are still several processes that must be completed by Super Air Jet before the permit is issued and it is not certain whether an administration clearance will be obtained this semester.

So far, Lion Air is known to have a subsidiary, Batik Air, which serves full-service airlines, and Wings Air which is focused on regional and pioneer flights.