JAKARTA - Starting this week, Wings Air from the Lion Air Group will increase the frequency of flights on the Timika-Ewer route, which was previously served twice a week to three times a week.
Asmat Regent Elisa Kambu in Timika, Monday, said that the addition of Wings Air flight frequency using the ATR 72-600 aircraft type registration PK-WJL was solely due to the high mobility of residents from Timika to Asmat and vice versa.
"Starting next Wednesday, Wings Air will add more flights to Ewer Asmat from Timika from twice a week to three times. Even specifically for Wednesdays, Wings Air aircraft will serve the Timika-Ewer-Merauke PP route," said Regent Kambu, quoted from Antara, Tuesday 2 November.
The number one person in Asmat Regency acknowledged the high demand for flight tickets for the Timika-Ewer route and vice versa.
"During the two months of operation, the planes continued to be full, in fact there were still many residents who could not get on the plane if they were late to order tickets. This flight is a vital necessity. Even then, at Ewer Airport there are still small planes that also serve flights to Timika every day," he explained.
Seeing the very high interest of passengers traveling with Wings Air planes from Timika to Ewer or vice versa, the Asmat Regency Government proposed to Wing Air to add one more flight frequency for a week.
"Hopefully, with these three flights, we can accommodate the needs of residents going to Asmat and from Asmat to Timika, considering the closest distance to Asmat for various purposes is to Timika," said the Regent of Kambu, who once served as the Asmat Regional Secretary.
He added that the choice of using a fleet of aircraft to Ewer Asmat Airport from Timika is now much easier, especially since the Asmat Regency Government has not allowed PT Pelni ships to transport passengers to the area since the spike in COVID-19 cases last July.
"Until now, we have not opened Pelni ships carrying passengers in Asmat, except for Pelni ships carrying goods. We will evaluate by looking at the development of COVID-19 cases until the end of the year. If the conditions continue to improve, then starting January 2022 we will "We will reopen Pelni ships to transport passengers to Asmat," said Regent Kambu.
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