Officially Open The Narita-Bali PP Route, Garuda Indonesia Hopes To Help The Recovery Of The Tourism Sector

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JAKARTA - Garuda Indonesia officially returned to operate flights on the Narita route, Tokyo - Denpasar pp. The flight, which operates three times a week, is expected to support the smoothness and success of the peak of the G20 Presidency event in Bali in mid-November. The inaugural operation of the route is marked by the inaugural flight of GA 881 today using the A330-300 fleet, which has a capacity of 251 passengers. Consisting of a configuration of 36 business seats and 215 economic seats. On the inaugural flight of Narita, Tokyo, Garuda Indonesia transports at least 130 passengers to Denpasar, Bali. The Narita (Tokyo)-Denpasar pp flight will then be operated three times a week, namely on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The flight from Narita (Tokyo) will be served with GA 880 departing from Narita International Airport at 11.00 LT and arrives at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport at 18.05 WITA. Meanwhile, Denpasar-Narita (Tokyo) flights will be served with GA881 and depart at 00.25 WITA to then arrive at Narita International Airport at 08.40 LT. The President Director of Garuda Indonesia Irfan Setiaputra said that the re-operation of Narita (Tokyo)-Denpasar flights is Garuda Indonesia's effort to bring air connectivity to support efforts to equalize national economic recovery. In particular Bali, as one of the strategic tourism hubs in the Central region of Indonesia. "Through the development of the inter-country flight network that we continue to optimize in particular in supporting efforts to accelerate the recovery of national tourism, it is hoped that the operation of the Narita (Tokyo)-Denpasar route can expand the international route network served to Bali as an entry gate for foreign tourists in the Central Indonesia region," he said in an official statement received by VOI, Tuesday, November 1.

Irfan said, through Bali, foreign tourists can go to various leading destinations in Indonesia such as Labuan Bajo, Lombok, Kupang, Makassar. Thus, it is hoped that it can support the Government's projection in pursuing the target of foreign tourist arrivals to Indonesia in 2022, which is 3.6 million visits. "It coincides with the recovery momentum of the tourism industry which is also supported by the enthusiasm of foreign tourists, especially from Japan to Indonesia, which increasingly shows a positive increase, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic situation," he said. "This is also a positive signal for efforts to strengthen synergies that continue to be carried out with tourism industry stakeholders, in particular in supporting national economic recovery through the presence of sealess travel experience for tourists," he continued. Irfan said that the presence of the Narita-Denpasar pp direct flight complements the flight route from and to Japan, which previously also operated first, namely Haneda-Jakarta pp. Furthermore, Irfan hopes that the operation of these routes can participate in supporting the progress of leading commodities in the Eastern Indonesia region to the global market with a safe and fast cargo transportation distribution process. "Coinciding with the High Level Conference (KTT) as the highlight of the G20 Presidency event in Bali in mid-November, it is hoped that the operation of the Narita-Denpasar route can also support the smoothness and success of the event with the availability of comfortable and safe air transportation, especially for those participating actively in the event," concluded Irfan.