Jakarta Globe, Feb 01, 2015
Jakarta. Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia plans to extend its network of routes in Papua, the country’s easternmost province, as part of a push to open up the region to greater development.
Garuda Indonesia plans to add three more routes to the two that it currently operates out of Biak district in Papua. (ID Photo) |
Jakarta. Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia plans to extend its network of routes in Papua, the country’s easternmost province, as part of a push to open up the region to greater development.
The airline
has agreed to a request from its office in Biak district to fly three new
routes as of April from Biak to Nabire, Serui and Wamena, local Garuda manager
Wayan Supatrayasa told Kompas.com.
“The
facilities at [Biak’s] Frans Kaisepo Airport very much allow for planes
operating from Biak to serve passengers from around the Cendrawasih Bay
region,” he said.
“I’m
optimistic that the new routes will help improve access to isolated areas and
improve those areas’ development,” he added.
Garuda
currently operates just two routes from Biak: one to Jayapura, the Papua
provincial capital, and another to Jakarta via Makassar in South Sulawesi.
Susi Air
operates routes from Biak to other points around the region, including Serui
and Manokwari.
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