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Transport Ministry spokesman Bambang Ervan said his office has called on Batavia to cooperate with other airlines to help transport stranded passengers to their destinations. He did not know the number of people who were stuck with unusable Batavia tickets. Malaysia-based AirAsia announced its acquisition of a 49 percent stake in Batavia in July to accelerate expansion in Southeast Asia's biggest economy. But it abandoned the $80 million deal to buy Batavia three months later after determining it was too risky and may hurt earnings. Batavia began operations in 2002 and operated up to 170 flights daily. It had 39 aircraft at its peak in 2010 and serviced 42 Indonesian cities and destinations in five countries, flying both Boeing and Airbus jets.
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