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What we compareGaruda IndonesiaLion Air
Country in archiveIndonesiaIndonesia
FoundedJanuary 26, 19491999
FounderIndonesian government (joint venture with KLM from 1950)Rusdi Kirana and Kusnan Kirana
HeadquartersSoekarno–Hatta International Airport, near Jakarta, Banten, IndonesiaJakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Name originThe name refers to Garuda, the bird that serves as Vishnu's mount in Hindu mythology. Wikipedia says it was adopted at Sukarno's suggestion.The sources used here do not explain why the airline was named Lion Air. The emblem is a lion, which matches the name, but no official statement on the choice was found.
HighlightsSoekarno–Hatta hub, I Gusti Ngurah Rai hub, Sultan Hasanuddin hub, Juanda hubBoeing 737-900ER, Low-cost domestic and international service
Earliest archived brand logo19491999
Latest archived logo20092008
Archived logo assets42

Logo dates are archive labels; symbols dated before a brand's founding are excluded from its earliest-logo date. Asset counts include all archived variants, not just redesigns. A dash means a value is unavailable.

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