{{Short description|Indonesian airline}} {{Infobox airline | airline = NAM Air | logo = LOGO NAM HORIZONTAL.png | logo_size = 250px | image = Nam_Air_Boeing_B737-500|250px | IATA = IN | ICAO = LKN | callsign = NAMAIR<ref>{{cite web|title=JO 7340.2J Contractions - Basic with Change 1 & Change 2|url=https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Order/7340.2J_Basic_w_Chg_1_and_2_dtd_1_30_20.pdf|website=Federal Aviation Administration|access-date=12 February 2020|pages=3-1-70, 3-2-53, 3-3-49|date=3 June 2019}}</ref> | parent = Sriwijaya Air | founded = {{Start date and age|2013|09|26|df=yes|br=y}} | commenced = {{Start date and age|2013|12|11|df=y|br=y}} | headquarters = Jakarta, Indonesia | key_people = {{fact|date=June 2025}}Gabriel S.X.B., CEO Chandra Lie, President Commissioner | hubs = Soekarno–Hatta International Airport | focus_cities = | frequent_flyer = | lounge = | alliance = | subsidiaries = | fleet_size = 11 | destinations = 18<ref>{{cite web|date=13 June 2024|title=Route map NAM Air|url=https://www.flightconnections.com/route-map-nam-air-in|publisher=Flight Connections|access-date=13 June 2023}}</ref> | company_slogan = | website = {{URL|http://www.flynamair.com}} }}
'''NAM Air''' is an Indonesian regional airline based at Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nam Air Airline Profile {{!}} CAPA |url=https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airlines/nam-air-in |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=centreforaviation.com}}</ref> The airline was founded on 26 September 2013, and operates as regional feeder subsidiary for Sriwijaya Air.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Laras |first=Anita |date=2023-02-08 |title=Daftar Konglomerat Pemilik Maskapai Penerbangan Populer di Indonesia |url=https://entrepreneur.bisnis.com/read/20230208/265/1625907/daftar-konglomerat-pemilik-maskapai-penerbangan-populer-di-indonesia |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Bisnis.com |language=id}}</ref> The airline serves smaller markets not targeted by its parent company.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rezy |first=Fakhri |date=2013-09-26 |title=Jadi Feeder Sriwijaya Air, Ini Rute NAM Air : Okezone Economy |url=https://economy.okezone.com/read/2013/09/26/320/872463/jadi-feeder-sriwijaya-air-ini-rute-nam-air |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Okezone |language=id-ID}}</ref>
== History == === Launch (2013) === The creation of NAM Air was announced on 26 September 2013, originally envisioned as a full-service subsidiary for the Sriwijaya Air Group that was to compete with the Indonesian state-owned flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia and Lion Air Group's Batik Air.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lutfianto |first=Achmad Z. |date=2018 |title=EVALUASI KUALITAS PELAYANAN MASKAPAI NAM AIR |url=https://dspace.uii.ac.id/bitstream/handle/123456789/8082/JURNAL%20Achmad%20Zakiy%20Lutfianto.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y |journal=Universitas Islam Indonesia}}</ref> The airline's inception was announced by Sriwijaya Air President, Chandra Lie, who dedicated the airline in the name of his father, Lo Kui Nam.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ariyadi |title=Seputar NAM Air Yang Patut Anda Ketahui |url=https://jambi.antaranews.com/berita/308789/seputar-nam-air-yang-patut-anda-ketahui |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=ANTARA News Jambi}}</ref>
The airline's full service intentions was later scrapped in favour of being a feeder carrier to Sriwijaya Air, akin to the relationship between Wings Air and Lion Air; under this arrangement, Sriwijaya Air would serve mainline routes, whereas NAM Air would operate secondary routes not targeted by its parent.<ref name="Sriwijaya Dirikan Maskapai Full Service Nam Air">{{cite web|title=Sriwijaya Dirikan Maskapai Full Service Nam Air|url=http://indo-aviation.com/2012/09/12/sriwijaya-dirikan-maskapai-full-service-nam-air/|website=Indo-aviation.com|access-date=2016-02-16|archive-date=2016-02-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223173137/http://indo-aviation.com/2012/09/12/sriwijaya-dirikan-maskapai-full-service-nam-air/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Following the announcement, the airline planned on launching its maiden flight in October 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Setiawan |first=Dikky |date=2013-09-20 |title=Nam Air mulai terbang perdana pada 1 Oktober 2013 |url=https://industri.kontan.co.id/news/nam-air-mulai-terbang-perdana-pada-1-oktober-2013 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=kontan.co.id |language=id}}</ref> The launch was later postponed due to the pending issuance of the carrier's Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) by the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation. NAM Air acquired its AOC on 29 November 2013 and flew its first testing flight from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang on 11 December 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gunawan |first=Hendra |title=Nam Air Bakal Terbang Pertengahan Bulan Ini |url=https://www.tribunnews.com/bisnis/2013/12/11/nam-air-bakal-terbang-pertengahan-bulan-ini |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Tribunnews.com |language=id-ID}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nuryadhyn |first=Agus |date=12 December 2013 |title=NAM Air Terbang Perdana 11-12-2013 |url=https://bangka.tribunnews.com/2013/12/12/nam-air-terbang-perdana-11-12-2013 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Bangkapos.com |language=id-ID}}</ref> On 19 December 2013, the airline operated its maiden commercial flight from Jakarta to Pontianak to Yogyakarta with a Boeing 737-500 aircraft equipped with 120 seats in two classes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Febrianto |first=Heru |date=18 December 2013 |title=NAM Air mulai terbang ke Pontianak dan Yogyakarta |url=https://ekbis.sindonews.com/berita/818310/34/nam-air-mulai-terbang-ke-pontianak-dan-yogyakarta |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=SINDOnews.com |language=id-ID}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Djumena |first=Erlangga |date=19 December 2013 |title=Hari Ini NAM Air Terbang Perdana |publisher=Kompas.com |url=http://bisniskeuangan.kompas.com/read/2013/12/19/0744380/Hari.Ini.NAM.Air.Terbang.Perdana.}}</ref> Upon its launch, NAM Air became the first airline to allow its female flight attendants to use a hijab as part of their uniform on any given flight.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Khairana |first=Salwa Izzati |date=2022-01-07 |title=5 Maskapai yang Bolehkan Pramugari Berhijab di Indonesia, Berikut Syaratnya : Okezone Travel |url=https://travel.okezone.com/read/2022/01/06/406/2528503/5-maskapai-yang-bolehkan-pramugari-berhijab-di-indonesia-berikut-syaratnya |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Okezone |language=id-ID}}</ref>
=== Lifting from EU blacklist (2018) === NAM Air was included in the EU airline blacklist of carriers that did not meet necessary safety standards to fly to airports in the European Union, and was thus banned from operating in European airspace.<ref name="EU bans all Indonesian airlines from its airspace" /><ref name="EU bans 'unsafe' airlines from flights to the continent" /> It was removed from the blacklist, along with every other Indonesian airline in June 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title= Aviation Safety: Commission removes all airlines from Indonesia from EU Air Safety List|publisher= European Commission|location= Brussels|date= 14 June 2018|url= http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-18-4131_en.htm|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220205205224/https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_18_4131|archive-date= 5 February 2022}}</ref>
=== Garuda Indonesia management (2018–2019) === On 8 November 2018, NAM Air and its parent, Sriwijaya Air, entered a cooperation agreement with Garuda Indonesia, effectively taking over the operations and financial management of both airlines through its subsidiary, Citilink Indonesia. The agreement was made in order to facilitate the financial recovery of the struggling Sriwijaya Air Group through the improvement of operations and financial performance with help of the Garuda Indonesia Group.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wicaksono |first=Adhi |title=Garuda Indonesia Ambil Alih Operasional Sriwijaya Air Group |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/ekonomi/20181115064131-92-346669/garuda-indonesia-ambil-alih-operasional-sriwijaya-air-group |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=ekonomi |language=id-ID}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Widyastuti |first=Rr Ariyani Yakti |date=2018-11-15 |title=Alasan Garuda Indonesia Ambil Alih Sriwijaya Air dan NAM Air |url=https://bisnis.tempo.co/read/1146537/alasan-garuda-indonesia-ambil-alih-sriwijaya-air-dan-nam-air |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Tempo |language=en}}</ref> The agreement was terminated on 15 November 2019 after disputes between the two parties.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-15 |title=Putus dengan Garuda, Sriwijaya Air Group Dapat 3 Mitra Baru |url=https://ekonomi.bisnis.com/read/20191115/98/1170842/putus-dengan-garuda-sriwijaya-air-group-dapat-3-mitra-baru |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Bisnis.com |language=id}}</ref>
== Destinations == [[File:NAM Air.jpg|thumb|NAM Air Boeing 737-500]] [[File:NAM Air Sintang.jpg|thumb|NAM Air ATR 72-600]] As of February 2023, NAM Air flies an entirely domestic network to the following destinations:<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=NAM Air - Our Network |url=https://www.flynamair.com/ournetwork |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=NAM Air}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Pelaporan Data Angkutan Udara Periode Pandemi COVID-19 |url=https://sisfoangud.dephub.go.id/siaga-covid19/index.php/master/maskapai/detail/27 |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Posko Angkutan Udara}}</ref> {| class="sortable wikitable" !Country !City !Airport !Notes !Refs |- | rowspan="45" |Indonesia |Alor Island |Alor Island Airport |{{terminated}} | |- |Ambon |Pattimura Airport |{{terminated}} | align="center" |<ref name="NAM Air : Millennials Airline">{{Cite web |title=Our Network |url=https://www.flynamair.com/ournetwork |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325122908/https://www.flynamair.com/ournetwork |archive-date=25 March 2020 |access-date=12 February 2023 |website=Nam Air}}</ref> |- |Bajawa |Bajawa Soa Airport |{{terminated}} | |- |Balikpapan |Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan Airport |{{terminated}} | align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=NAM Air Kini Terbangi Rute Yogyakarta-Pontianak |url=https://jogja.tribunnews.com/2013/12/20/nam-air-kini-terbangi-rute-yogyakarta-pontianak |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=Tribunjogja.com |language=id-ID}}</ref> |- |Bandar Lampung |Radin Inten II International Airport | | |- |Bandung |Husein Sastranegara Airport | | |- |Banyuwangi |Banyuwangi Airport |{{terminated}} | align="center" |<ref name="NAM Air : Millennials Airline" /> |- |Biak |Frans Kaisiepo International Airport |{{terminated}} | align="center" | |- |Bima |Sultan Muhammad Salahudin Airport | | |- |Banjarmasin |Syamsudin Noor International Airport |{{terminated}} | align="center" |<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Sukmana |first=Yoga |date=26 April 2019 |title=NAM Air Buka 2 Rute Baru di Kalimantan Mulai 1 Mei 2019 |url=https://www.kompas.com/money/read/2019/04/26/112844326/nam-air-buka-2-rute-baru-di-kalimantan-mulai-1-mei-2019 |website=Kompas}}</ref> |- |Denpasar |Ngurah Rai International Airport | | align="center" |<ref name=":2">{{cite web |last=Fatimah |first=Siti |date=18 February 2020 |title=Nam Air Pindah Rute Penerbangan Dari Solo, Mana Saja Rutenya? |url=http://rri.co.id/surakarta/post/berita/788867/ekonomi/nam_air_pindah_rute_penerbangan_dari_solo_mana_saja_rutenya.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220132852/http://rri.co.id/surakarta/post/berita/788867/ekonomi/nam_air_pindah_rute_penerbangan_dari_solo_mana_saja_rutenya.html |archive-date=20 February 2020 |website=Radio Rakyat Indonesia}}</ref> |- |Ende |H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport |{{terminated}} | |- |Fakfak |Torea Airport |{{terminated}} | |- |Jakarta |Soekarno–Hatta International Airport||{{Airline hub}} | align="center" |<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |date=January 21, 2020 |title=Jelang Imlek 2020, Sriwijaya Air Tambah Rute Penerbangan |url=https://www.airmagz.com/54069/jelang-imlek-2020-sriwijaya-air-tambah-rute-penerbangan.html}}</ref> |- |Jayapura |Sentani International Airport |{{terminated}} | align="center" | |- |Ketapang |Rahadi Oesman Airport | | |- |Kupang |El Tari International Airport | align="center" | | align="center" | |- |Labuan Bajo |Komodo International Airport | | |- |Lombok |Lombok International Airport | | |- |Lubuklinggau |Silampari Airport | | |- |Maumere |Frans Xavier Seda Airport | align="center" | | align="center" | |- |Manado |Sam Ratulangi International Airport |{{terminated}} | align="center" |{{fact|date=October 2024}} |- |Muara Bungo |Muara Bungo Airport | |- |Kaimana |Utarom Airport |{{terminated}} | align="center" | |- |Palembang |Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport | | |- |Pangkal Pinang |Depati Amir Airport | align="center" | | align="center" |<ref name=":2" /><ref name="auto1" /> |- |Pangkalan Bun |Iskandar Airport | | |- |Pontianak |Supadio International Airport | align="center" | | align="center" |<ref name="auto" /><ref name="auto1" /> |- |Putussibau |Pangsuma Airport | | |- |Ranai |Ranai-Natuna Airport | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=NAM Air Terbang Perdana Ke Natuna, Dwi : Antusiasme Penumpang Cukup Tinggi - Media Kepri Co |url=https://www.mediakepri.co/kepri/amp/pr-1031736082/nam-air-terbang-perdana-ke-natuna-dwi-antusiasme-penumpang-cukup-tinggi |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=www.mediakepri.co}}</ref> |- |Ruteng |Frans Sales Lega Airport |{{terminated}} | |- |Samarinda |Aji Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto International Airport | | align="center" |<ref name="auto" /> |- |Sampit |H. Asan Airport | | |- |Sintang |Tebelian Airport | | |- |Semarang |Jenderal Ahmad Yani International Airport | align="center" | | align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=I Made Asdhiana |date=October 17, 2017 |title=Sriwijaya dan NAM Air Permudah Wisatawan ke Raja Ampat |url=https://travel.kompas.com/read/2017/10/17/100800027/sriwijaya-dan-nam-air-permudah-wisatawan-ke-raja-ampat |website=KOMPAS.com}}</ref> |- |Sorong |Domine Eduard Osok Airport |{{terminated}} | align="center" |<ref name="NAM Air : Millennials Airline" /> |- |Surabaya |Juanda International Airport | align="center" | | align="center" | |- |Surakarta |Adisoemarmo International Airport | | align="center" |<ref name="m.solopos.com">{{Cite web |last=Trisnaningtyas |first=Farida |date=12 February 2020 |title=Nam Air Buka Rute Anyar dari Bandara Adi Soemarmo ke Luar Jawa, Mana Saja? |url=https://m.solopos.com/nam-air-buka-rute-anyar-dari-bandara-adi-soemarmo-ke-luar-jawa-mana-saja-1046501 |website=Solo Pos |access-date=26 March 2020 |archive-date=26 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326133323/https://m.solopos.com/nam-air-buka-rute-anyar-dari-bandara-adi-soemarmo-ke-luar-jawa-mana-saja-1046501 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- |Tanjung Pandan |H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin International Airport | | |- |Tambolaka |Lede Kalumbang Airport | | |- |Tarakan |Juwata Airport |{{terminated}} | align="center" |<ref name="auto" /> |- |Ternate |Sultan Babullah Airport |{{terminated}} | align="center" | |- |Waingapu |Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport | | |- |Waisai |Marinda Airport |{{terminated}} | align="center" | |- |Yogyakarta |Yogyakarta International Airport | align="center" | | align="center" |<ref name="auto2">{{cite web |title=Mulai Tanggal 29 Maret 2020, Penerbangan Sriwijaya Air dari/ke Yogyakarta Pindah ke Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B9RD5mxJcB9/ |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B9RD5mxJcB9 |archive-date=2021-12-24 |website=Sriwijaya Air Official Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=29 March 2020 |title=HARI PERTAMA PENGOPERASIAN PENUH YIA BERJALAN LANCAR |url=https://ap1.co.id/id/information/news/detail/hari-pertama-pengoperasian-penuh-yia-berjalan-lancar |website=PT Angkasa Pura I}}</ref> |- |} *
== Fleet == === Current fleet === {{As of|2025|8}}, NAM operates the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Global Airline Guide 2025 - NAM Air |magazine=Airliner World |date=September 2025 |page=62}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;margin:auto;" ! rowspan="2" |Aircraft ! rowspan="2" |In Service ! rowspan="2" |Orders ! colspan="3" |Passengers ! rowspan="2" |Notes |- !C !Y !Total |-
|Boeing 737-500 |11 |— |8 |112 |120 |8 aircraft parked.{{Cn|date=January 2025}} |- !Total !11 !— ! colspan="4" | |}
== References == <ref name="EU bans all Indonesian airlines from its airspace">{{cite news |last1=Mason |first1=Jeff |last2=Grajewski |first2=Marcin |title=EU bans all Indonesian airlines from its airspace |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-airlines-eu-blacklist-idUSBRU00577920070628 |publisher=Reuters |date=28 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205212234/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-airlines-eu-blacklist-idUSBRU00577920070628 |archive-date=5 February 2022 |location=Brussels}}</ref>
<ref name="EU bans 'unsafe' airlines from flights to the continent">{{cite news |last1=Milmo |first1=Dan |title=EU bans 'unsafe' airlines from flights to the continent |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/jun/29/theairlineindustry.travel |work=The Guardian |date=29 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129180521/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/jun/29/theairlineindustry.travel |archive-date=29 November 2020}}</ref>
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== External links == {{commons category-inline|NAM Air}} * {{Official website|http://www.flynamair.com}}
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