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What we compareLion AirGaruda Indonesia
Country in archiveIndonesiaIndonesia
Founded1999January 26, 1949
FounderRusdi Kirana and Kusnan KiranaIndonesian government (joint venture with KLM from 1950)
HeadquartersJakarta, Jakarta, IndonesiaSoekarno–Hatta International Airport, near Jakarta, Banten, Indonesia
Name originThe 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.The name refers to Garuda, the bird that serves as Vishnu's mount in Hindu mythology. Wikipedia says it was adopted at Sukarno's suggestion.
HighlightsBoeing 737-900ER, Low-cost domestic and international serviceSoekarno–Hatta hub, I Gusti Ngurah Rai hub, Sultan Hasanuddin hub, Juanda hub
Earliest archived brand logo19991949
Latest archived logo20082009
Archived logo assets24

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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