Rayani Air

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Rayani Air
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IATA ICAO Callsign
RNRKTBLUE GREEN
Founded2015
Ceased operations2016
Hubs Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Fleet size2
Destinations6
Headquarters Shah Alam
Website www.rayaniair.com

Rayani Air Sdn. Bhd. (doing business as Rayani Air; Jawi: راياني أير‎, Tamil : ரயாணி ஏர்) was a full-service airline in Malaysia, headquartered in Shah Alam, Selangor, in the Kuala Lumpur metropolitan area. [1] It was the first Sharia-compliant airline in Malaysia and the fourth such airline in the world, after Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA), Saudi Arabian Airlines and Iran Air. No alcoholic beverages or pork were served on board in accordance with Islamic dietary laws and prayers were recited before every flight. It was forced to cease operations after only five months due to management, safety and security issues, pilot strikes, and lack of funding.

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History

Rayani Air was founded by Ravi Alagendrran and his wife Karthiyani Govindan, both of Malaysian Indian descent. [2] The name Rayani is said to be a combination of the first names of the founders.

Rayani Airlines was originally intended to be based at Malacca International Airport, with its inaugural flight expected to take place in August 2014. [3] However, the airline changed its base to Langkawi International Airport to attract tourists to the resort island. [4] It was previously rumoured that Rayani Air would be launched as a low-cost carrier; however, the airline officially positioned itself as a full-service carrier in December 2015. [5]

On 20 December 2015, the airline's inaugural flight to Langkawi (RN600) took off smoothly. [6]

The airline was planning to co-operate with Royal Brunei Airlines to strengthen the Sharia-compliant airline concept within the aviation industry. [7]

On 9 April 2016, Rayani Air temporarily suspended all operations until further notice, citing 'restructuring exercises' in an announcement made by its co-founder. [8] [9]

The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) announced in a statement on 13 June 2016 that Rayani Air's licence had been revoked, saying it had breached the conditions of its licence and lacked the financial and management capacity to continue operating as a commercial airline. [10]

Destinations

Fleet

Two Rayani Air Boeing 737-400 Rayani Air Boeing 737-400 (9M-RKA and 9M-RKB) at KLIA.jpg
Two Rayani Air Boeing 737-400

Before ceasing operations, the airline's fleet consisted of two Boeing 737-400 aircraft, with the following on order: two more Boeing 737-400s, four Boeing 737-800s and two Boeing 777-200s.

Accidents and incidents

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References

  1. ↑ Home page Archived 14 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine . Rayani Air. Retrieved on 10 January 2016. "Rayani Air Sdn. Bhd. No.22-1A Blok 2, Jalan Pahat G-15G Dataran Otomobil Seksyen 15 40200 Shah Alam, Selangor"
  2. ↑ "Ethnic Indian couple launches Malaysia's 1st Islamic airline". The Hindu. 23 December 2015. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Rayani Air". Airline News Asia. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  4. ↑ BERNAMA. "New budget airline Rayani Air picks Langkawi as hub". FMT News.
  5. ↑ "First Sharia-compliant airline, Rayani Air, launches in Malaysia" (in Chinese). Guang Ming Daily. 19 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Rayani Air To Begin Operations Sunday". Astro Awani. Malaysian Digest. 19 December 2015. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ↑ "Rayani Air bakal lantik mursyidul am PAS sebagai penasihat". The Malaysian Insider. 3 January 2016. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Rayani Air Gantung Operasi". mStar Online. mStar Online. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "Rayani Air halts operations after pilot strike". Malay Mail Online. Malay Mail Online. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Mavcom revokes Rayani Air's licence". The Star Online. The Star. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Rayani Air faces suspension if services fail to improve". New Straits Times. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  12. ↑ 它是「最短命」航空之一 僅營運了110天 [It is one of the shortest-lived airlines operating for only 110 days]. China Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 12 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "Security threat? Transport Ministry probes Rayani Air for handwritten boarding passes". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  14. ↑ "Liow: Suspension of Rayani Air possible". The Star. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  15. ↑ Joseph Kaos Jr (11 April 2016). "Rayani Air suspended for three months". The Star. Retrieved 11 April 2016.

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