Riau People Can Fly To West Sumatra With Wings Air

Photo: Doc. Antara

JAKARTA - Corporate Communications Strategic Wings Air, Danang Mandala Prihantoro, said the people of Riau and West Sumatra could fly with Wings Air operating the Pekanbaru-Rengat, Rengat-Pekanbaru, and Pekanbaru-Padang and Padang-Pekanbaru routes starting March 28, 2025.

"The addition of this new flight route offers alternative transportation faster than land routes," Danang told the media in Pekanbaru, quoted by Antara, Saturday, March 8.

According to him, the opening of new routes can increase people's mobility for business purposes, education, because land trips from Pekanbaru to West Sumatra for eight to nine hours, and by using Wings Air only 1 hour of travel.

Meanwhile, the trip from Pekanbaru-Regat only takes 30 minutes and if using land transportation it can certainly reach 4 hours 27 minutes.

"The Pekanbaru-Rengat route Wings Air flight, leaving at 07.00 WIB arrived at 08.30 WIB, with a ticket price of more than IDR 500 thousand, Rengat-Pekanbaru departed at 08.00 WIB, arriving at 08.30 WIB," he said.

"The flight schedule for the Pekanbaru-Padang route departs at 09.00 WIB, arrives at 10.00 WIB, and from Padang-Pekanbaru departs at 18.55 WIB arriving at 19.55 WIB, the ticket price is Rp. 1 million," he said.

Wings Air operates to facilitate the mobility of the Indragiri Hulu community, specifically for business, education or treatment and family visits in 14 sub-districts, 16 urban villages and 178 villages in the area.

In addition, passengers from various cities such as Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan, Batam and Kuala Lumpur can transit at Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport in Pekanbaru before continuing their flight to Rengat.

"This route is an ideal choice for tourists who want to explore the richness of Minangkabau culture and culinary, as well as for business people who want to expand their network in this area," he said.

He explained, as the capital of West Sumatra, Padang offers various tourist destinations, such as Padang Beach, Ngarai Sianok, and Jam Gadang. Tourists can save travel time and enjoy a more maximum vacation experience.

Wings Air provides ticket and check-in-on-line messaging services through the bookcabin application. This facility makes it easier for passengers to book tickets, check-in without queues, as well as access to cabin membership which offers various discounts and exclusive profits.

"The presence of this new route can increase connectivity between regions, support local economic growth and facilitate community mobility," said the Rengat-Pekanbaru route and vice versa.

A resident of Simpang Tiga Village, Bukit Raya District, Amanda (56) said the existence of Wings Air would make it easier for her parents to go back and forth Pekanbaru-Padang.

"Previously there was a Garuda plane, because Garuda airline was closed, so it was forced to road, it was very burdensome for the elderly, very tired on the road, easy to get sick. Moreover, the food provided at restaurants and restaurants along the way is not suitable for parents," he said.