Citilink Opens Two New Routes, Surabaya-Sumenep And Balikpapan-Tarakan

Citilink aircraft/ IST Foto photo

JAKARTA - The airline Citilink has opened two new routes for the 2022 Lebaran homecoming period. The routes are Surabaya-Sumenep PP and Balikpapan-Tarakan PP. The opening of this new route is expected to increase inter-regional connectivity.

President Director of Citilink Dewa Kadek Rai said that the moment of opening the route which coincided with the peak season of Lebaran 2022 is expected to be able to accommodate the needs of people who want to travel back and forth to celebrate Eid in their respective hometowns.

"Flighting this new route is a form of Citilink's commitment to improve transportation accessibility, especially air transportation, so that people can travel in a shorter and more efficient time," he said in an official statement, Friday, April 29.

Dewa said the Surabaya-Sumenep PP route would operate every Friday and Sunday. Meanwhile, the Balikpapan-Tarakan PP route will operate every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday using ATR 72-600 aircraft.

"Citilink always implements strict health protocols in all its flight operational lines, from pre-, in-, to post-flight by referring to the health protocol provisions set by the government to ensure that all flights run optimally. So that people can travel go home safely and healthily," said Dewa.

Garuda and Citilink H-4 Lebaran passenger movement

Previously reported, the President Director of PT Garuda Indonesia said that until D-4 Lebaran, there were 95,492 passenger movements on both Garuda Indonesia and Citilink airlines.

"Garuda group airlines are ready to welcome the peak of the surge in passengers for going back and forth for Eid in 2022," he said.

With the surge in the number of passengers on Garuda Indonesia and Citilink airlines, it is expected to increase again in the evening until Friday 29 April 2022.

However, this increase is still smaller than the spike on April 25, 2022, which broke the 100 thousand passengers mark.

"So today and tomorrow the total for the Garuda Group is 95,492 people and there must be an addition at the last moment. The peak of the backflow is on May 7 or May 8," he said.