Good News From Batik Air, This Airline Owned By The Conglomerate Rusdi Kirana Opens Kualanamu-Singapore International Route

Batik Air plane. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

JAKARTA - Batik Air member of the Lion Air Group belonging to conglomerate Rusdi Kirana has just added a new route to regional flights by opening the Kualanamu-Singapore international route. This includes increasing the frequency of flights from Jakarta to Singapore. The addition of this frequency is in line with the company's goal to support the development of the mobilization of business people and travelers from various countries who are connected to Indonesia.

Medan Kualanamu-Singapore-Medan Kualanamu and Jakarta-Singapore-Jakarta flights will be served by Airbus A320 aircraft. The aircraft is divided into 12 business class seats and 144 economy class seats and a Boeing 737-800NG with 12 business class and 156 economy class seats. This fleet is a modern and new generation delivered from aircraft manufacturers.

Corporate Communications Strategic of Batik Air, Danang Mandala Prihantoro said that Batik Air strives to always contribute to facilitating the international movement of logistics, trade, tourism, and other sectors.

Furthermore, Danang explained that on flights from Kualanamu-Singapore and Jakarta-Singapore every guest will get food and drinks (inflight meals).

"Free 20kg baggage for economy class and 30kg for business class. (Flights are also) equipped with free inflight entertainment on demand and entertainment that can be accessed from mobile and tablet devices supported by Tripper", he said in an official statement, Sunday, June 18.

Not only that said Danang, Batik Air passengers for these flight destinations will also be pampered through available content such as various films with various genres such as Indonesian, Hollywood, Korean, and others.

"In addition, guests can play games, read digital magazines, and much more", he said.

Danang said the entire fleet owned by Batik Air is equipped with a High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filter or strong particle filter. HEPA filters can help keep the air in the cabin clean and filter more than 99.9 percent of viruses, germs, insects, and bacteria.

"The air in the aircraft cabin is updated every 2-3 minutes, so it's fresher. The air cycle from the toilet (lavatory) and a kitchen (galley) directly flows outside the plane", he said.

In addition, said Danang, his party also periodically increases aircraft cleaning and sterilization activities with the Aircraft Exterior and Interior Cleaning (AEIC) method carried out at the Batam Aero Technic (BAT) aircraft maintenance center and various airport bases (base stations).

Increase Cargo Service Opportunities

Danang explained that according to the strategic plan, Batik Air was increasing the expansion of cargo flight services in line with the development of network connectivity and cargo opportunities in the two countries. In this case, to anticipate the demand for leading commodity markets in the Southeast Asia region.

"Batik Air is optimistic that the availability of scheduled international passenger flight schedules and the cargo transportation market is increasingly showing competitive movements and providing added value for business players, related industries, and the aviation (air transportation) business", he said.

In addition, said Danang, the convenience of flights to Singapore is considered faster according to needs, from various cities in Indonesia by making a stop (transit) first at Kualanamu International Airport and Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

Dana also said that the Medan Kualanamu international route to Singapore and Jakarta to Singapore in the future hopes to provide more value for travelers and business people to continue their flights (connecting flights) via Changi. Business people and travelers are connected by favorite networks Batik Air (OD flight code) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL) and Thai Lion Air (SL flight code) to Bangkok–Don Mueang (DMK).