In
line with the ongoing flight route expansion program and efforts to
meet customers’ demands in Surabaya & Bandung, on Friday, February
10, 2012, Garuda Indonesia officially opened the Surabaya–Bandung vv.
service, which is also connected to the Surabaya-Denpasar and
Surabaya–Makassar. The new service allows the public to travel between
the connected cities, for business of leisure.
The
inauguration flight was held at Juanda International Airport, Surabaya
and was officiated by Vice Governor of East Java, Saifullah Yusuf and
Garuda Indonesia’s EVP Marketing & Sales, M. Arif Wibowo, and the
plane’s arrival at Husein Sasteranegara Airport in Bandung was welcomed
by West Java Governor, Ahmad Heryawan.
Garuda
Indonesia serves the Surabaya-Bandung vv, with daily flights using a
b737-500 with a seating capacity of 96 seats, comprising 12 in business
class and 84 in economy class. GA 360 departs from Surabaya at 12.35 WIB
and arrives in Bandung at 13.50 WIB. On the return flight, GA 361
departs from Bandung at 14.35 WIB and arrives in Surabaya at 15.55 WIB.
West
Java Governor, Ahmad Heryawan is pleased to welcome Garuda Indonesia’s
innitiative as it will increase the flow of tourists and business
travelers to Bandung, which will boost economy in the region. As one of
Indonesia’s fast growing cities, Bandung is in need of the support of
reliable air transport to other major cities in the country. “The new
route will greatly facilitate the people of Bandung to go on business or
leisure trips to Surabaya and other cities, or vice versa,” added Ahmad
Heryawan.
Garuda Indonesia’s EVP Marketing & Sales,
M. Arief Wibowo said that in addition to improving service to
customers, the new service offers a wider range of traveling options to
the public in the two cities. The opening of the new Bandung-Surabaya
route also reflects Garuda Indonesia’s commitment to connect important
cities in the archipelago, particularly Bandung which is a lucrative
venue for tourism and business. Better connectivity between Bandung and
Surabaya, and between other cities, such as Makassar and Denpasar, means
stimulating local economies and increasing regional revenue,” added M.
Arif Wibowo.
Garuda Indonesia is also planning to
open new international flight routes, among others Denpasar–Haneda in
April 2012 and Jakarta–Taipei in May 2012, and increase flight frequency
on the Jakarta–Kuala Lumpur service, from twice to three times daily,
starting February 19, 2012. As part of the corporate network expansion
program, Garuda Indonesia is also increasing flight frequency on
domestic routes, such as Jakarta–Pekanbaru from five to six times daily;
and on Jakarta–Batam route, from four to five times every day.
On
the same occasion, Garuda Indonesia presented health aid to the
community living in the vicinity of Husein Sastrawijaya Airport, in the
form of: free medical treatment for 500 patients; health equipments for
four integrated service stations (
posyandu); distribution of
3000 cans of processed meat; as well as 500 sarongs. The event is part
of the implementation of Garuda Indonesia’s CSR program and its care
towards the less fortunate and needy members of society.
PT. GARUDA INDONESIA (PERSERO) Tbk.
VP CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
PUJOBROTO
(Admin)
Seiring berkembangnya kapasitas armada Lion Air,
keselamatan dalam segala aspek pengoperasian dan perawatan pesawat
terbang tetap menjadi prioritas utama. Untuk mendukung armada yang
bertambah besar, Lion Air telah menyediakan fasilitas seluas 4 hektar
yang didedikasikan untuk keselamatan dalam pengoperasian dan perawatan,
dan untuk mendukung fasilitas hanggar yang ada sekarang di Bandung.
Dikenal
sebagai Lion Village, fasilitas ini terletak di dekat bandara dan
menyediakan fasilitas latihan seperti simulator Boeing 737-900ER. Di
dalam kompleks tersebut terdapat fasilitas toko dimana dapat ditemukan
roda, rem, interior kabin dan perlengkapan avionik. Sebagai toko
one-stop, di dalam gudangnya juga dapat ditemukan suku cadang, ban dan
mesin. Juga disediakan akomodasi asrama bagi para pramugari dan staf
bandara.
