NAM Air


NAM Air is an Indonesian regional airline based at Soekarno Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia. The airline was founded on 26 September 2013, and operates as regional feeder subsidiary for Sriwijaya Air. The airline serves smaller markets not targeted by its parent company.

History

Launch (2013)

The creation of NAM Air was announced on 26 September 2013, originally envisioned as a full-service subsidiary for the Sriwijaya Air Group that was to compete with the Indonesian state-owned flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia and Lion Air Group's Batik Air. The airline's inception was announced by Sriwijaya Air President, Chandra Lie, who dedicated the airline in the name of his father, Lo Kui Nam.
The airline's full service intentions was later scrapped in favour of being a feeder carrier to Sriwijaya Air, akin to the relationship between Wings Air and Lion Air; under this arrangement, Sriwijaya Air would serve mainline routes, whereas NAM Air would operate secondary routes not targeted by its parent.
Following the announcement, the airline planned on launching its maiden flight in October 2013. The launch was later postponed due to the pending issuance of the carrier's Air Operator's Certificate by the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation. NAM Air acquired its AOC on 29 November 2013 and flew its first testing flight from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang on 11 December 2013. On 19 December 2013, the airline operated its maiden commercial flight from Jakarta to Pontianak to Yogyakarta with a Boeing 737-500 aircraft equipped with 120 seats in two classes. Upon its launch, NAM Air became the first airline to allow its female flight attendants to use a hijab as part of their uniform on any given flight.

Lifting from EU blacklist (2018)

NAM Air was included in the EU airline blacklist of carriers that did not meet necessary safety standards to fly to airports in the European Union, and was thus banned from operating in European airspace. It was removed from the blacklist, along with every other Indonesian airline in June 2018.

Garuda Indonesia management (2018–2019)

On 8 November 2018, NAM Air and its parent, Sriwijaya Air, entered a cooperation agreement with Garuda Indonesia, effectively taking over the operations and financial management of both airlines through its subsidiary, Citilink Indonesia. The agreement was made in order to facilitate the financial recovery of the struggling Sriwijaya Air Group through the improvement of operations and financial performance with help of the Garuda Indonesia Group. The agreement was terminated on 15 November 2019 after disputes between the two parties.

Destinations

As of February 2023, NAM Air flies an entirely domestic network to the following destinations:
CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
IndonesiaAlor IslandMali Airport
IndonesiaAmbonPattimura International Airport
IndonesiaBajawaTurelelo Soa Airport
IndonesiaBalikpapanSultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman International Airport
IndonesiaBandar LampungRadin Inten II Airport
IndonesiaBandungHusein Sastranegara International Airport
IndonesiaBanyuwangiBanyuwangi International Airport
IndonesiaBiakFrans Kaisiepo International Airport
IndonesiaBimaSultan Muhammad Salahudin Airport
IndonesiaBanjarmasinSyamsudin Noor Airport
IndonesiaDenpasarNgurah Rai International Airport
IndonesiaEndeH. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport
IndonesiaFakfakFakfak Torea Airport
IndonesiaJakartaSoekarno–Hatta International Airport
IndonesiaJayapuraDortheys Hiyo Eluay International Airport
IndonesiaKetapangRahadi Osman Airport
IndonesiaKupangEl Tari International Airport
IndonesiaLabuan BajoKomodo Airport
IndonesiaLombokLombok International Airport
IndonesiaLubuklinggauSilampari Airport
IndonesiaMaumereFrans Xavier Seda Airport
IndonesiaManadoSam Ratulangi International Airport
IndonesiaMuara BungoMuara Bungo Airport-
IndonesiaKaimanaUtarom Airport
IndonesiaPalembangSultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport
IndonesiaPangkal PinangDepati Amir Airport
IndonesiaPangkalan BunIskandar Airport
IndonesiaPontianakSupadio International Airport
IndonesiaPutussibauPangsuma Airport
IndonesiaRanaiRaden Sadjad Airport
IndonesiaRutengFrans Sales Lega Airport
IndonesiaSamarindaAji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto Airport
IndonesiaSampitSampit Airport
IndonesiaSintangTebelian Airport
IndonesiaSemarangJenderal Achmad Yani International Airport
IndonesiaSorongDomine Eduard Osok Airport
IndonesiaSurabayaJuanda International Airport
IndonesiaSurakartaAdisumarmo International Airport
IndonesiaTanjung PandanH.A.S. Hanandjoeddin International Airport
IndonesiaTambolakaTambolaka Airport
IndonesiaTarakanJuwata International Airport
IndonesiaTernateSultan Babullah Airport
IndonesiaWaingapuUmbu Mehang Kunda Airport
IndonesiaWaisaiMarinda Airport
IndonesiaYogyakartaYogyakarta International Airport

Fleet

Current fleet

, NAM operates the following aircraft: