Mandala Airlines is an Indonesian low-cost domestic airline. Mandala operates scheduled services to 17 destinations within Indonesia. Its main operational base is Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta. The airline is positioning itself as a provider of safe and reliable service combined with a competitive pricing scheme.

PT Mandala Airlines was founded in April 17, 1969. The founders were Col. Sofjar, Maj. Gen. Raden Soerjo, Adil Aljol, Maj. (Air Force) Soegandi Partosoegondo, Kasbi Indradjanoe and Darwin Ramli. The airline was owned by PT Dharma Kencana Sakti, which in turn was the commercial arm of Yayasan Dharma Putra Kostrad, a foundation linked to Kostrad, the strategic reserve command of the Indonesian army. The airline was named after Operation Mandala, the military operations to incorporate West Papua into Indonesia. The name also refers to mandala, a Sanskrit term for a diagram symbolizing the universe, which is used as the logo of the corporation.

Ticketing : In line with current airline practice, Mandala Airlines uses an electronic ticketing and an e-payment system. The airline has a 24-hour call centre and a website for customers to book and pay for tickets electronically. Tickets for TransNusa destinations can be booked from the website, but flights involving the different airlines need separate bookings for each leg.

Online booking for Lion Air is available at the official website of Lion Air Airlines - www.mandalaair.com