1999Founded
2Aircraft types
1Base airports
JT · LNIIATA · ICAO

About the airline

Lion Air is Indonesia's largest low-cost airline, flying since 1999 from Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta Airport. The backbone of the Lion Air Group, it operates a dense domestic network across the archipelago plus regional international routes on a Boeing 737 fleet.

Fleet

Lion Air (IATA: JT, ICAO: LNI) is Indonesia's biggest low-cost carrier and the core of the Lion Air Group, which also includes Batik Air, Wings Air and Super Air Jet. Since 1999 it has built the country's densest domestic network, connecting Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta Airport with cities across the archipelago, plus international routes to Southeast Asia and beyond.

The airline moves more domestic passengers than any other Indonesian carrier, competing on price and frequency. Its fleet centres on the Boeing 737 family, with Airbus A330s on high-density routes.

Below: Lion Air contacts, fleet, baggage rules and check-in guide.

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