Rayani Air was founded by Ravi Alagendrran and his wife Karthiyani Govindan, both of whom are Malaysians of ethnic Indian descent. 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. However the airline changed its base to Langkawi International Airport to attract tourists to the resort island. 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.
On 20 December 2015, the airline's inaugural flight to Langkawi (RN600) took off smoothly.
The airline was planning to co-operate with Royal Brunei Airlines to strengthen the Sharia-compliant airline concept within the aviation industry.
On 9 April 2016, Rayani Air temporarily suspended all operations until further notice, citing 'restructuring exercises' on the announcement made by its co-founder.
Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) in a statement on 13 June 2016, announced that Rayani Air licence has been revoked, citing 'it had breached the conditions of its licence and it also lacks the financial and management capacity to continue operating as a commercial airline'.
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| Founded | 19 January 2015 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 20 December 2015 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 9 June 2016 | ||||||
| Hubs | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | 5 | ||||||
| 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) | ||||||
Destinations
- Kuala Lumpur (Main Hub)
- Langkawi
- Kota Bharu
- Kuching
- Kota Kinabalu
2 Boeing 737-400 (at the moment they cease their operations)
Pesawat Rayani Air, Boeing 737-400.
(Versi Malaysia)
Menerusi persetujuan bersama antara Rayani Air dengan kerajaan negeri, sebanyak lima laluan turut diperkenalkan termasuklah Melaka-Pulau Pinang-Melaka, Melaka-Langkawi-Melaka, Melaka-Kota Bahru-Melaka, Melaka-Kuching-Melaka dan Melaka-Kota Kinabalu-Melaka. “Rayani Air bakal menampilkan kelainan dari segi perkhidmatan agar tidak membebankan pengguna malah menawarkan tiket pada harga berpatutan.
Rayani Air sedang menunggu Lesen Perkhidmatan Udara (ASL) daripada Jabatan Penerbangan Awam (DCA) sebelum boleh memulakan operasi. Rayani Air akan menggunakan LTAM sebagai destinasi utama bagi laluan domestik ke semua lima destinasi tersebut. “Rayani Air dijangka akan menjadikan Melaka sebagai pusat transit pelancongan selatan, sekali gus mampu menghidupkan kembali operasi penerbangan di LTAM.
Imej baru
Dengan imej koperat yang baru setelah pertukaran pengurusan, Rayani Air akan beroperasi menggunakan rangkaian pesawat B737-400. Krew kabin wanita mengenakan tudung hampir sama dengan krew kabin penerbangan jemaah haji untuk pesawat MAS/Tabung Haji.
Rayani Air adalah Syarikat penerbangan patuh syariah pertama di Malaysia, Rayani Air memberi jaminan akan terus mendapatkan komposisi terbaik dalam meneruskan misi mereka kekal dalam syariat Islam.
Antaranya adalah mewajibkan semua anak kapal wanita yang beragama Islam memakai tudung, tiada sebarang alkohol dalam penerbangan, makanan yang disediakan juga berorientasikan halal, membaca doa oleh krew kabin lelaki , jika tiada kru lelaki, rakaman audio doa pasangkan sebelum memulakan perjalanan dan juga mengamalkan jariah yang lain.
Penerbangan komersial pertama Rayani Air ialah dari KLIA2 ke Langkawi pada 20 Disember 2015. Dalam penerbangan pertama itu, lebih 10 agensi media turut dibawa melihat 'aksi' sulung Rayani Air. Selain media, Rayani Air turut membawa 18 anak-anak yatim dari Institut Taufiq Islami, Jalan Kebun, Klang untuk sama-sama merasai penerbangan pertama Rayani Air.
Cadangan laluan destinasi menggunakan pesawat B737-400. KLIA2 ke Pulau Langkawi, Kota Bharu serta Sabah dan Sarawak beserta laluan Kota Bharu-Pulau Langkawi.
Sumber : ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayani_Air