Indonesia`a Lion Air to establish subsidiary in Malaysia

Jakarta (ANTARA News/Asia Pulse) - Lion Air, Indonesia's largest private airline, said it will soon open an operations base in Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia in a bid to become a major regional airline.

Lion Air would establish a subsidiary, Lion Langkawi, in cooperation with a local partner, its President Rusdi Kirana said last weekend. Rusdi said Lion Langkawi would use Boeing 737-900ER aircraft to serve domestic routes in Malaysia or international services.

Lion Air has also reached an agreement with Australia's Sky Airworld to establish a joint venture airline to be named Lion Air Australia.