Surabaya-Labuan Bajo Becomes Garuda Indonesia's New Route
JAKARTA - The national airline PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk this week will launch three new flight routes to national leading tourist destinations. The opening of this route is part of Garuda's commitment to supporting accessibility and encouraging national tourism.
The three new Garuda routes are the Surabaya-Labuan Bajo (PP), Surabaya-Batam-Medan (PP) and Solo-Denpasar (PP) routes.
President Director of Garuda Indonesia Irfaniaputra said that the opening of the three new flight routes was part of Garuda Indonesia's strategic steps in increasing the potential and expanding the domestic aviation market, especially in various national leading tourist destinations.
Irfan explained, with the opening of the three flight routes, it is hoped that it can provide convenience and more diverse choices for service users who will travel to leading national tourism destinations.
"The launch of these three new routes is also Garuda Indonesia's ongoing commitment to support the government in the framework of national economic recovery by encouraging national tourism by providing accessibility to direct flights between cities to leading tourist destinations," he explained in Jakarta, Thursday, November 5.
Furthermore, said Irfan, Garuda Indonesia also ensures safe and comfortable air transportation services for passengers. So, people don't need to worry about flying with Garuda during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Irfan explained that the Surabaya-Labuan Bajo (PP) direct flight route will start operating on November 6, 2020 with a flight frequency of 2 times a week, namely every Monday and Friday using the Bombardier CRJ-1000 Next Generation fleet.
Furthermore, he said, the Solo-Denpasar (PP) route will start operating on November 6, 2020 with a flight frequency of 2 times a week, namely every Friday and Sunday using a Boeing B737-800 NG fleet.
"The Surabaya-Batam-Medan (PP) route will be served starting on November 7, 2020 with a flight frequency of 2 times a week, namely every Thursday and Saturday using a Boeing B737-800 NG fleet," he concluded.