Sriwijaya Air Free Antigen Rapid Test Fee, Including Pontianak-Jakarta Flights

JAKARTA - The Sriwijaya Air airline provides free Antigen rapid tests on a number of flights to re-stimulate public interest in flying by airplane, as well as to provide facilities especially for passengers.

"We see firsthand that the current pandemic condition is increasingly worrying, however, the movement of passengers using airplanes for various purposes is still unavoidable," said Sriwijaya Air Group Commercial Director Henoch Rudi Iwanudin as quoted by Antara, Monday, February 1

The free antigen rapid test program exists on several Sriwijaya Air and NAM Air flight routes, including Jakarta-Pangkal Pinang-Jakarta, Jakarta-Tanjung Pandan-Jakarta, Pangkal Pinang-Tanjung Pandan-Pangkal Pinang, Pangkal Pinang-Palembang-Pangkal Pinang, and Pontianak-Putussibau, and Pontianak-Jakarta.

"The location for the free Antigen rapid test is available at the Sriwijaya Air Group Melawai Branch Office, Sriwijaya Air Tower in Cengkareng, Kalbu Intan Medika Hospital in Pangkal Pinang, Belitung Medical Center in Tanjung Pandan, Dr. Jane Ariesta Clinic in Palembang, Bhayangkara Kindergarten Hospital. III Anton Soedjarwo in Pontianak, and Prima Clinic Lab in Ketapang, "explained Henoch.

The free Antigen rapid test period, he continued, is valid from now until February 8, 2021, while the flight period is from today to February 10, 2021.

Sriwijaya Air Group has also taken various measures to prevent COVID-19, including disinfection of aircraft cabins, cleaning every seat detail, installing High-efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filters in each fleet, and distributing COVID-19 protection equipment.

Previously, on Saturday, January 9, the airline through one of its aircraft with flight number SJ-182 experienced a disaster. The Sriwijaya Air plane crashed in the waters of the Thousand Islands which resulted in 62 deaths consisting of 40 adults, seven children, three babies, six active crew and six extra crews.