JAKARTA : Garuda Indonesia, the flag carrier, will open three
new routes linking cities in Sumatra and Java islands with
Singapore, a company spokesman said Monday.
"Coinciding with the start of the summer season for the aviation
sector, on March 28 we will launch three new flight routes to
Singapore," said Pujo Broto.
One will link Singapore with Pekanbaru in Riau province and
Palembang in South Sumatra. Another will connect the island
republic with the Central Java capital of Semarang and the third
will link Singapore with Yogyakarta in Central Java.
All flights will be served by Boeing 737 aircraft.
The Singapore-Pekanbaru-Palembang route will operate six times a
week, the Singapore-Semarang route four times a week and the
Singapore-Yogyakarta route thrice weekly.
- AFP
channelnewsasia.com - Monday, 8th
March 2004
