JAKARTA - The scheduled airline Wings Air (Lion Group) in 2022 plans to increase the frequency of flights to Cut Nyak Dhien Nagan Raya Aceh Airport to three times a week, from previously one flight per week to Kualanamu International Airport, Deli Serdang, Sumatra. North.
"It is possible to add two more flights, to three times a week," said Airport Manager Wings Air Meulaboh Andi Siswanto, quoted from Antara, Monday, January 3.
So far, Wings Air only serves flights to local airports once a week, namely on Wednesdays, with ticket prices starting from IDR 500 thousand per passenger for one flight.
He explained that the plan to increase flight frequency to Aceh's Cut Nyak Dhien Nagan Airport from Kualanamu International Airport, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra was due to the increasing number of prospective passengers on each flight.
Andi explained, in each flight, the seat occupancy rate on the ATR 72 series 600 aircraft reached 80 to 90 percent, either from Kualanamu, North Sumatra or from Nagan Raya, Aceh.
He explained that the plan to increase the flight frequency is currently being carried out by the Lion Air Group's trading and management team in Jakarta.
"For additional flight schedules, we are still waiting for further confirmation," said Andi Siswanto.
As is known, Wings Air has returned to serve flights to Aceh's Cut Nyak Dhien Nagan Airport from Kualanamu International Airport, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra in early December 2021.
Scheduled flights to local airports had been suspended for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the world, including in the country.
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