Indonesia Airlines
New Airline Regulations Laws Now in Effect
If I received a dollar for every time I was delayed because my flight was late on arrival at an airport or leaving an airport then I would have enough money for several domestic flights. It has happened countless times. Besides the international flights it has occurred frequently on domestic flights in Indonesia also. Travellers can now take heart as the new rules and regulations are now in effect to protect us from unnecessary inconvenience. These laws have been a long time coming and are gladly welcomed by all of us who use domestic airlines in Indonesia.
Date: July 4th, 2008 |
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Lorena Air to Start Flying Jakarta-Surabaya in June
The domestic airline industry is becoming more competitive with
PT Eka Sari Lorena Airlines (Lorena Air) soon to enter the market hit hard by increasing fuel prices. Lorena Air, which is a subsidiary of transportation company Lorena Group, is scheduled to fly its first two Boeing 737-300 aircraft on June 6. The company will serve the Jakarta-Surabaya route four times a day. On June 12, the company will start serving Palembang and Pekanbaru twice a day according to a Business News report.
Date: May 11th, 2008 |
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Garuda Indonesia to Fly Jakarta to Pontianak
In what is seen as a boost to tourism in Kalimantan, Garuda Indonesia will fly from Jakarta to Pontianak three times a day to cater to rising demand for air services. Currently, Garuda serves the route once per day. Garuda had filed an application to the operator of Supadio Airport in Pontianak for an increase in the number of its flights from Jakarta to Pontianak or vice versa. It is expected that Garuda would be able to compete with other airlines which offered low-cost flights.
Date: April 20th, 2008 |
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Garuda to Organize `Discover Indonesia`
The Indonesian consulate general in Sydney and national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will jointly organize a tourism promotion event called “Discover Indonesia” for Australian tourism operators and mass media. Intended to support the Visit Indonesia 2008 program, the promotional event would be held for two weeks starting late July 2008. Representatives of 20 Australian travel bureaus and a number of newspaper and television reporters would be invited to take part in the program.
They would be given the opportunity to visit and see some of Indonesia`s eco-tourism potentials outside Bali, especially on Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Papua islands. Garuda would among other things fly them to the Bunaken marine park in North Sulawesi, the centre for orangutan protection in Kalimantan, and Toba Lake in North Sumatra.
Date: April 11th, 2008 |
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Mandala Airlines Targets Increase in Passengers
New Airbus airplanes will help Mandala Airlines reach its goal of carrying 25 percent more passengers this year. Mandala Airlines head Diono Nurjadin said from 2009 the airline would operate with only two types of Airbus — the A-320, capable of carrying 180 passengers, and the A-319, capable of carrying 144 passengers. The “new generation” airplanes are expected to improve airline efficiency. The airline has switched from using the Boeing 737-200, which served the airline for 25 years. The number of low-cost flights in the Asia-Pacific region has jumped from 3,900 in 2001 to …
Date: April 7th, 2008 |
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Garuda Indonesia Flights to India
Travelling to Indonesia could become much easier next month, when the country’s national airline Garuda’s maiden flight between Chennai and Medan is set to take off. Indonesia’s acting ambassador to India Rizali W. Indrakesuma told Chennai businessmen on Friday that the new flight would strengthen trade and tourism ties between the two regions. Speaking on the sidelines of an interactive session with city Chambers of Commerce, Mr. Indrakesuma explained that this would be the first Garuda flight to India since the economic crisis of the late 1990s forced the airline to cut its earlier flight to Mumbai according to the Hindu Times. Asked why the resumption of flights is starting with Chennai, Mr. Indrakesuma said that one factor was the demographic make-up of Medan, in northern Sumatra, which is home to a large number of ethnic south Indians with links to Chennai. Increasing economic relationships with southern India could also be a factor.
Date: May 16th, 2008 |
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AirAsia Introduces Baggage Handling Fee
Low-cost carrier AirAsia has introduced a checked baggage handing fee for all AirAsia flights from April 21 onwards as part of the company’s strategy to keep the airline’s basic fares low, which is its main priority. AirAsia said in a statement in Kuala Lumpur recently that there would be a charge per piece of checked baggage up to a maximum combined weight of 15 kg. “Anything over 15kg will be charged as excess in addition to the per piece checked baggage fee,” the company said. Passengers should pre-book their checked baggage to save costs and time at check-in.discount will be given for checked baggage booked more than four hours prior to departure,” it said. AirAsia said that passengers should be given the option to choose the services they require and pay only for those services.
Date: May 1st, 2008 |
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EU to Keep Ban on Indonesian Airlines
Indonesia will remain on the European Commission’s list of countries whose airlines are banned from entering the EU, the commission announced Friday. Joining Indonesia on the list, updated for the seventh time since it was first introduced in 2006, are Ukrainian airline Ukraine Cargo Airways and all operations by Congolese carrier Hewa Bora Airways. This is Indonesia’s third consecutive period on the list. A formal statement issued by the commission said Indonesian airline authorities had “still to demonstrate that they have completed the corrective actions” and the country’s flag carrier Garuda Indonesia had failed to adopt sufficient corrective measures.
Date: April 13th, 2008 |
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AirAsia Launches New Service between Jakarta and Kuching
AirAsia has reported that it has officially launched its new service between Jakarta, Indonesia and Kuching, Malaysia. The new service is expected to operate three times a week. AirAsia has also announced that it will also introduce daily flights to Macau and Penang, starting May 15, 2008 according to Datamonitor. Dato Tony Fernandes, group CEO of AirAsia Berhad, said: “AirAsia has helped to bring Kuching closer to other parts of the region by opening more entry points for foreign visitors to get into Sarawak. Thus the inclusion of its international network to Jakarta from …
Date: April 11th, 2008 |
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Adam Air Banned from Flying
It had to happen eventually. Adam Air has finally been grounded after numerous incidents, the latest being Adam Air Plane with 175 people on board skidding off the runway in foul weather in Batam last week. Sources in the Transporrt Ministry quoted that they decided to revoke Adam Air’s operational specification, effective 12:00 am Wednesday and All of its planes must be automatically grounded. Quarterly safety evaluation found it made violations that could put passengers’ safety at risk. The airline would be grounded until it was evaluated again in another three months, …
Date: March 19th, 2008 |
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