Batik Air, Garuda Indonesia, And AirAsia Add Flight Schedules To Menuku Belitung Ahead Of The G20 Meeting

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - A total of three airlines will add domestic flight schedules to Belitung Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands Province, ahead of the G20 Development Ministerial meeting in the area on 7-9 September.

"Based on the information we received, there are three airlines that have added flight schedules, namely Batik Air, Garuda Indonesia and AirAsia," said Executive General Manager of PT Angkasa Pura II, H.AS International Airport Branch, Belitung Khaerul Assidiqi, in Tanjung Pandan, quoted from Antara, Saturday 20 August.

According to him, Batik Air will add flight schedules to Belitung starting September 5 and Garuda Indonesia starting September 6.

"Batik Air is temporarily adding one flight a day and Garuda Indonesia is also one flight a day," he said

He said that currently, Air Asia is still conducting intensive communication regarding the addition of its flight schedule to Belitung.

"If Air Asia is already in talks, it's just waiting for the administrative process," he said.

Khaerul added, as for the current international flight schedule, it is still not open because it involves regulations for handling COVID-19 regulated by the COVID-19 Task Force and the Ministry of Transportation.

"In principle, we are ready at the airport but related to that (international flights) there are indeed separate rules related to controlling COVID-19," he said.