Wings Air Will Open Aviation To Boven Digoel, South Papua

Wings Air's ATR 72 aircraft fleet will serve flights to Boven Digoel, South Papua. (Between/Wings Air)

JAKARTA - Wings Air as part of the Lion Air Group will open flight services to facilitate access to transportation for local communities at Tanah Merah Airport, Boven Digoel Regency, South Papua Province.Corporate Communications Strategic of Wings Air Danang Mandala Prihantoro in a press release in Jayapura, Sunday, hopes that the presence of Ways Air can accommodate Christmas and New Year 2023 momentum and support air transportation openness. "In addition, it is also hoped that the district will focus on overall independence and economic resilience in various fields by emphasizing the achievement of competitiveness (competitive) in the economic and tourism fields," he said as reported by Antara, Sunday, December 11, 2011. According to Danang, Wings Air is completing documents and other operational preparations to directly connect Jayapura Airport through Sentani Airport in Papua (DJJ) with other cities in Papua. "We always strengthen the level of flight security and comfort by operating new aircraft with modern ATR 72-600 or ATR 72-500 types as well as aircraft support equipment while on land and always improve aircraft crew skills, technicians, flight operations officers (FOO) and land service officers," he said. He said. It is optimistic that operational activities and flight services from and to the Red Land Airport will improve the smoothness of air transportation. "Moreover, tourists and business people will shorten the distance between destinations," he said. Currently, Boven Digoel Regency has the potential sector of local central and forestry industries, culture (adatrence), as well as being known as a historical city, the charm of exotic scattered nature, high mountain lines combined with local wisdom nuances.