Lion Air (JT, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) Chief Executive Officer Rusdi Kirana has told journalists following the A320 family order announcement that Lion Air would still be exploring earlier plans to set-up subsidiaries in Australia and Thailand. Lion Air has just launched domestic carrier Malindo Air (Kuala Lumpur International) as a joint venture in which it owns a 49% stake and is planning to set-up full service carrier Batik Air (ID, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) in Indonesia later this year.