The flag of Sondonesia
Sondonesia is a country located somewhere in South-East Asia, not far from Indonesia. It features only in Flight 714.
Background[]
The nation is said to be in the middle of a civil war or a war for independence (presumably from Indonesia), with mercenary rebels for hire. Roberto Rastapopoulos's hired gun, Allan Thompson, recruits Sondonesians as gun carrying muscle in Flight 714. They appear to be based on Khmer Rouge or East Timor freedom fighters.
Location[]
The name Sondonesia seems to be a portmanteau of Sunda and Indonesia. The inclusion of Jakarta's Kemajoran airport and the radio message from Makassar just before the plane is hijacked suggests that the location is not far from the Malay/Indonesian archipelago, likely between Indonesia and Australia (since the Carreidas 160 is said to have gone missing missing between Makassar and Darwin). The Proboscis monkey which appears later in the album is exclusive to Borneo. The island of Pulau-pulau Bompa in the Celebes Sea could possibly be part of Sondonesia due to the Sondonesian insurgents' apparent familiarity with it.
Language[]
Sondonesian conversations (such as the angry sailor on the boat, and the two bunker guards) in the album are spoken in Indonesian Malay. Translations of the dialogues can be seen at [1]
Trivia[]
- Sondonesia is not a real place, but a fictional country invented for Flight 714 to Sydney.