Good News From Batik Air, This Company Owned By Konglomerat Rusdi Kirana Will Be Fired Yogyakarta-Singapore PP

Batik Air aircraft. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

JAKARTA - Batik Air, a member of the Lion Air Group owned by conglomerate Rusdi Kirana, will serve international scheduled flights from Yogyakarta Kulonprogo International Airport (YIA) to Changi International Airport in Singapore (SIN), without transit (directly) going home (PP) starting January 30, 2023.

Corporate Communications Strategic of Batik Air Danang Mandala Prihantoro said Batik Air understands the increasing enthusiasm of travel demand, especially in destinations with high flight traffic from central Indonesia.

This new international route to the Lion Country from Yogyakarta by Batik Air offers new options that are interconnected to travelers and businessmen from Jogja, Solo, Magelang, Purworejo, Purwokerto and the surrounding areas to continue flights to Singapore.

"The opportunity for business people and tourists from Jogja through Singapore is getting wider with Lion Air Group services. The flight from the largest air gate in this neighboring country can be connected to Penang, Langkawi, Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia; Thailand, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and other countries," said Danang, in a press release, quoted Tuesday, January 24.

Batik Air hopes that non-stop flights (without transit) Jogja-Singapore-Jogja that connect other cities can provide more value to the community. One of them is expected to further facilitate and facilitate the mobility of people, tourists and businessmen from Indonesia.

"Second, attracting foreign tourists and business people to visit Indonesia. Singapore flights to Jogja are one of the Proud Traveling Campaign programs in Indonesia (BBWI) to boost the number of foreign tourists (tourists)," he explained.

To note, Yogyakarta to Singapore is the 5th route after Jakarta, Medan Kualanamu, Surabaya and Makassar. In the future, the addition of international routes to Singapore from other cities in Indonesia will continue to be developed based on demand for domestic and international aviation markets.