Indonesia Airports
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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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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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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Soekarno-Hatta Airport Toilets Poor: Jakarta, West Java
So many times I have been ‘plane-delayed’ at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta, and of course I have used the airport as a transit point to other islands in the archipelago. So, it’s only natural that when nature calls, off you go. I have never found a clean western toilet in there or even a mandi. One can walk the entire length of the airport checking out the numerous toilets and the situation will always be the same. There is no gender difference when it comes to using toilets. Women have been known to use the men’s facilities if theirs is fully occupied much to the surprise of those men relieving themselves of a full bladder. And, it applies vice versa. Hopefully all will change now with a consumer report being released showing Soekarno-Hatta International Airport’s toilets received the most complaints of eight airport facilities surveyed.
Date: March 18th, 2008 |
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Visa on Arrival now available in Palembang: South Sumatra
Great new for travellers wishing to enter Indonesia from South-East Asia as now they can enter through Palembang in south Sumatra at the Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin International Airport. Medan in central Sumatra is another entry point but if you want to visit the fascinating areas around southern Sumatra then this is ideal. According to a report in the Jakarta Post, immigration and tourist officers are ready to serve foreign tourists at the airport and the application process takes only minutes before they are free to visit tourist resorts in South Sumatra and other provinces. The airport is the 17th authority …
Date: June 14th, 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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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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AirAsia to Launch New Services to Medan and Jakarta
AirAsia has announced that it will introduce new direct daily international flights to Medan and Jakarta from Penang, Malaysia. The new service which is set to commence on March 30, 2008, will be AirAsia’s second and third international route from Penang after Bangkok. Currently there are a total of 71 flights a week flying from Penang, among which the destinations are to Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Johor Bahru and Bangkok. With the combined attractions of tourism and business, Penang air connectivity has to be expanded to cater to the ever increasing traffic demands …
Date: March 9th, 2008 |
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