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Wings Air

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Low-cost commuter airline of Indonesia

PT Wings Abadi Airlines, operating as Wings Air, is a scheduled commuter passenger low-cost airline based in Jakarta, Indonesia. The airline operates out of Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in Makassar as well as several other airports around Indonesia. The company was established as a short-haul regional flight service, wholly owned subsidiary of Lion Air and started operations on July 10, 2003 and the airline is currently linking tier-two and tier-three cities in Indonesia as to bypass the airline's congested base in Jakarta.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2003Founded¹

HeadquartersManado¹
Legal formperseroan terbatas¹

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Corporate structure

Wings Air is part of a group headed by Lion Air Group. 9 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Lion Air Group
- Lion Air Jakarta
  - Wings Air Manado
  - Lion Air Australia Subsidiary
- Batik Air Subsidiary · Jakarta
- Batik Air Malaysia Subsidiary · Kuala Lumpur International Airport
- Lion Bizjet Subsidiary
- Thai Lion Air Subsidiary · Bangkok
- Lion Parcel Subsidiary · Indonesia

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

Destinations

The airline currently serves domestic flights to other cities from their operating bases including Denpasar, Kupang, Makassar, Manado and Medan, In 2025. It is announced that the airline will serve international flight from Kupang to Dili, East Timor and was scheduled to operate in March 2026. which marks the resumption of international flights from the airport.

Fleet

As of July 2026, Wings Air operates the following aircraft:

Fleet development

On 15 November 2009, Wings Air announced that it had signed a deal with ATR worth US$600 million. The deal involved an order for 15 ATR 72-500 aircraft with a further 15 options for ATR's new ATR 72-600 aircraft. The new aircraft replaced the airline's aging Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft and will allow further expansion into smaller airports within Indonesia. The first three ATR 72-500s were delivered in January 2010 and were inaugurated at a ceremony in the tourist and diving destination of Manado.

On 25 February 2011 Lion Air signed an order for 15 new ATR 72s for the Wings Air fleet. The 2009 contract had included options for 15 additional ATR 72-600 aircraft. The deal announced in February 2011 represented the conversion of all 15 options.

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On 27 November 2014 Lion Air signed an order for 40 new ATR 72-600 for the Wings Air fleet. It makes Lion Group ATR's largest customer.

Former fleet

As of August 2025, Wings operated 18 ATR 72-500 and 59 ATR 72-600

The airline also previously operated:

De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300

McDonnell Douglas MD-80

From Wikipedia’s article on Wings Air, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁴

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.¹

Controversies and legal

Accidents and incidents

25 December 2016: Wings Air Flight 1896, an ATR 72-600 (registered PK-WGW) carrying 52 passengers and crew, veered off the runway and crashed on its side while landing in Semarang in bad weather. No one was killed in the crash, but six people were treated for shock. The aircraft was substantially damaged. Passengers stated that the undercarriage broke during landing.

5 January 2017: Wings Air Flight 1372, an ATR-72-500 (registration PK-WFP), overran the taxiway while taxiing in Rahadi Osman Airport, Ketapang. The aircraft was carrying 30 passengers and five crew. There were no fatalities.

17 February 2024: Wings Air Flight 1646 was shot in Papua Highlands by an unknown person. No one was hurt.