[ad_1]
Bisnis.com, JAKARTA-Wings Air, the airline under the auspices of Lion Air Group has opened the road from Surabaya to Labuan Bajo.
Wings Flight Operations Director Redi Irawan said the flight itinerary will be effective July 8, 2018. Flights are scheduled regularly to return home (PT), every Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday. .
For the opposite route on the same day, the flight number IW1809 took off from Labuan Bajo at 12:45 WITA and landed in Surabaya at 13.50 WIB.
He said, at an early stage, the service is available three days a week. If the market interest continues to grow in both destinations, this does not rule out that Wings Air increases the frequency of the flights.
For the convenience of customers, Wings Air operates the latest fleet of ATR 72-500 or ATR 72-600 turboprops with 72 seats in economy clbad. The aircraft is known for its comfort, reliability, fuel economy and respect for the environment.
"Wings Air seeks to establish links between cities and regions in Indonesia, our presence should provide facilities that provide convenience for customers and the community when traveling and the fluidity of logistics." For Surabaya Road to Labuan Bajo Is a manifestation of the seriousness of Wings Air to complete the existing network, "said Redi through an official statement Wednesday (27/6/2018).
In addition, he admitted the optimism of the opening of the service is able to help increase the economic potential in both cities in order to wiggle further. Surabaya Flight in Labuan Bajo is one of the business development strategies in Central and Eastern Indonesia. This is in line with government programs aimed at getting tourists to develop domestic tourism.
Data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) of Surabaya, visiting foreign tourists arriving in East Java through the entrance of Juanda in March 2018 increased by 34.71% compared to the number of foreign tourist visits in February 2018 from 23,094 visits to 31,110 visits.
According to the data of Angkasa Pura I, Juanda Surabaya International Airport in 2017 served 20.13 million pbadengers. The figure increased by 3.29% compared to 2016 which reached 19.48 million pbadengers. In the first quarter of 2018, pbadenger traffic to Juanda reached 4.99 million pbadengers, up 8.23% from the first quarter of 2017, or 4.6 million pbadenger movements.
"The opening of the inaugural itinerary which lasts 2 hours and 5 minutes is based on the strong demand of the travelers who expect the availability of direct flights, in particular the sector of tourism and commercial affairs", a- he said.
To date, Wings Air has flown to 109 destinations at home and abroad. For regional services, already serving Kuching, Miri, Malacca Malaysia.
[ad_2]
Source link
