Rayani Air

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Not to be confused with Ryanair.
Rayani Air
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IATA ICAO Callsign
RN RKT RAYANI
Founded 19 January 2015
Commenced operations 20 December 2015
Ceased operations 9 April 2016
Hubs Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Fleet size 2
Destinations 6
Company slogan Let's fly (Malay: Jom Terbang)
Parent company Rayani Air Sdn Bhd
Headquarters Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Key people Ravi Alagendrran and Dato Karthiyani Govindan (founder)

Ravi Alagendrran (Managing Director)
Website www.rayaniair.com

Rayani Air Sdn. Bhd. (Jawi:rayani 'ayr راياني أير) was a full service airline in Malaysia, headquartered in Shah Alam, Selangor, in the Kuala Lumpur metropolitan area.[1] It was the first Sharia-Compliant airline in Malaysia and the fourth such airline in the world, after Royal Brunei Airlines (RBA), Saudi Arabian Airlines and Iran Air. No alcoholic beverages or pork were served on board in accordance with Islamic dietary laws and prayers were recited before every flight.

History

Rayani Airlines was founded by Ravi Alagendrran and his wife Karthiyani Govindan, both of whom are Malaysians of ethnic Indian descent.[2] The name Rayani is said to be mashup of the first names of the founders.

Rayani Airlines was originally intended to be based at Malacca International Airport somewhere in late Q4 2014 with its inaugural flight to take place in August.[3] However the airline changed itsbase to Langkawi International Airport to attract tourists to the resort island.[4] It was previously rumoured that Rayani Air would be launched as a Low Cost Carrier; however the airline officially positioned itself as a Full Service Carrier in December 2015.[5]

On 20 December 2015, the airline's inaugural flight to Langkawi (RN600) took off smoothly.[6]

The airline was planning to co-operate with Royal Brunei Airlines to strengthen the Sharia-compliant airline concept within the aviation industry.[7]

On 9 April 2016, Rayani Air temporarily suspended all operations until further notice, citing 'restructuring exercises' on the announcement made by its co-founder.[8][9]

Destinations

Rayani Air current destinations were as follows, as of February 2016:

Fleet

Rayani Air fleet as in February 2016 as follows:

Aircraft In Service On Order Seat Configuration Notes
Boeing 737-400 2 2 16 Business & 128 Economy Former Malaysia Airlines aircraft.

Accidents and incidents

On 9 February 2016, Rayani Air flight RN180 scheduled for Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 was cancelled due to a broken cockpit windshield. The next day, the airline issued a press statement apologising for the flight cancellation, and attributed the shattered windshield to a night flight previously. Rayani Air said they were investigating to see if the broken windshield was an act of sabotage, and would liaise with relevant authorities to deal with this.[10]

In March 2016, Rayani Air was plagued with numerous issues and complaints. Passengers complained that the airline frequently rescheduled flights, often up to 13 hours later. The airline also frequently cancelled flights without advance notice and without compensation or assistance to affected passengers. The consumer complaints were highlighted in several media outlets.[11] It was reported that pilots refused to fly due to aircraft's poor condition. [12]

Politician Lau Weng San has criticised the airline for using handwritten boarding passes, which poses a security threat to aviation industry.[13] This led the Minister of Transport, Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, state that the airline will be investigated and suspended if necessary.[14] On 11 April 2016, Rayani Air was officially suspended for 3 months.[15]

References

  1. ↑ Home page. Rayani Air. Retrieved on 10 January 2016. "Rayani Air Sdn. Bhd. No.22-1A Blok 2, Jalan Pahat G-15G Dataran Otomobil Seksyen 15 40200 Shah Alam, Selangor"
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