Articles tagged ‘Airlines’
New Airline Regulations Laws Now in Effect
By Barrie | July 4th, 2008 |
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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 [...]
Garuda Indonesia Flights to India
By Barrie | May 16th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
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 [...]
Lorena Air to Start Flying Jakarta-Surabaya in June
By Barrie | May 11th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
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 [...]
AirAsia Introduces Baggage Handling Fee
By Barrie | May 1st, 2008 | Add a Comment »
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 [...]
Garuda Indonesia to Fly Jakarta to Pontianak
By Barrie | April 20th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
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 [...]
EU to Keep Ban on Indonesian Airlines
By Barrie | April 13th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
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 [...]
Garuda to Organize `Discover Indonesia`
By Barrie | April 11th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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 [...]
AirAsia Launches New Service between Jakarta and Kuching
By Barrie | April 11th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
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 [...]
Mandala Airlines Targets Increase in Passengers
By Barrie | April 7th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
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” [...]
Adam Air Banned from Flying
By Barrie | March 19th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
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 [...]
