Garuda Opens Shanghai-Jakarta PP Direct Flights, Tickets Are Priced Starting At IDR 6.6 Million

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JAKARTA - Garuda Indonesia opens a direct flight route for Shanghai-Jakarta to go home (PP). This route will operate on 17 May. The tickets purchased start at IDR 6.6 million.

President Director of Garuda Indonesia Irfan Setiaputra said the Shanghai-Jakarta pp flight route will operate twice a week, using the A330-300 fleet which has a capacity of up to 287 passengers.

Irfan said the Shanghai-Jakarta pp flight will be served with flight number GA-895 which is scheduled to depart from Shanghai Pudong International Airport at 10.05 LT and arrive at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport at 15.20 WIB.

The Jakarta-Shanghai flight will depart from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport with GA-894 at 23.55 WIB and is scheduled to arrive in Shanghai Pudong International Airport at 07.05 LT.

Irfan said, China is a very potential market share for Garuda Indonesia. Moreover, it is projected that the number of foreign tourist visits from China to Indonesia can touch 253,000 tourists in 2023.

"The operation of this flight service is expected not only to provide a wide selection of flights to various leading destinations in Indonesia but also to contribute to economic recovery in various national leading domestic destinations that are directly connected to Jakarta," he said in an official statement received by VOI, Wednesday, May 10.

This Shanghai-Jakarta pp flight, continued Irfan, will later complement flights from China to Indonesia which have been operating from February 2023, namely Guangzhou-Jakarta pp.

Furthermore, Irfan said, flight tickets on the Shanghai - Jakarta pp route are offered at prices starting from IDR 6.6 million.

"As an effort to provide added value for service users, Garuda Indonesia also provides various attractive offers for inter-state passengers on this route, including a 30 percent discount for the re-emption of GarudaMiles," he explained.

In the future, said Irfan, various network expansion programs and additional production capacity on various routes that make a positive contribution to companies, both domestic and international, will be things that Garuda continues to optimize through periodic reviews, especially by making adjustments to market needs or demand.