Kalimantan Air Service

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Kalimantan Air Service
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Foundednot launched [1]
Commenced operationsJanuary 2011
Headquarters Kalimantan, Indonesia

Kalimantan Air Service was a planned airline based in Kalimantan, Indonesia. The airline planned to operate scheduled domestic passenger services linking towns and cities on the island of Kalimantan. [2]

History

The airline was established in January 2011 following an agreement between Merpati Nusantara Airlines and the four Kalimantan provincial governments.

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References

  1. Kalimantan Air Service airlinehistory.co.uk, accessdate 22 September 2020
  2. Flight International 5–11 April 2005