Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine December 2017

178 News GARUDA INDONESIA INCREASES ITS FLIGHT FREQUENCY ON THREE ROUTES Garuda Indonesia increased its flight frequency on three routes in the month of November as it looks to offer customers more options in planning their trips and to optimise the potential of its market share. This was on the airline’s Jakarta–Banyuwangi route, which will be served seven times weekly, up from the previous five flights a week; the Jakarta–Batam route, now served 40 times weekly, up from the previous 35; and its Jakarta–Semarang route, which the airline will now serve 70 times weekly, up from 63 a week. “The increased frequency that we are implementing on these routes is part of our efforts to provide convenient transportation for our customers in these cities, whether it is for business trips or for a holiday,” Marketing and Information Technology Director of PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. Nina Sulistyowati said. She said the airline is also hoping the development of its Banyuwangi route will help Indonesia achieve its target of 20 million foreign tourists by 2019. In 2017 alone, Garuda Indonesia has opened several new routes, such as Baubau–Kendari, Makassar–Raha, Manado–Luwuk and Jakarta–Banyuwangi. The airline also upped its flight frequency for a number of other routes, such as Jakarta–Pinangsori, Ambon–Langgur, Denpasar–Lombok, Jakarta–Silangit, Makassar– Baubau, Manado–Sorong–Jayapura, Nabire– Timika, Nabire–Biak and Nabire–Jayapura. Garuda Indonesia Tambah Frekuensi Tiga Rute Penerbangan Garuda Indonesia menambah frekuensi tiga rute penerbangan, mulai November 2017, untuk memberikan lebih banyak pilihan bagi para pengguna jasanya sekaligus mengoptimalkan pangsa pasar yang potensial. Rute Jakarta–Banyuwangi dilayani tujuh kali seminggu (sebelumnya lima kali seminggu). Rute Jakarta–Batam dilayani 40 kali seminggu (sebelumnya 35 kali seminggu). Rute Jakarta–Semarang dilayani 70 kali seminggu (sebelumnya 63 kali seminggu). “Penambahan frekuensi penerbangan yang kami lakukan pada rute-rute tersebut merupakan upaya kami untuk memberikan kemudahan transportasi bagi para pengguna jasa kami di kota-kota tersebut untuk berbisnis dan berlibur,” kata Direktur Marketing dan Teknologi Informasi PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk., Nina Sulistyowati. Khusus pengembangan rute Banyuwangi, Nina berharap dapat memberikan kontribusi terhadap pencapaian target 20 juta wisatawan asing pada 2019. Sepanjang 2017, Garuda Indonesia membuka beberapa rute baru, yaitu Baubau–Kendari, Makassar–Raha, Manado–Luwuk dan Jakarta–Banyuwangi. Selain itu, Garuda Indonesia juga menambah beberapa frekuensi penerbangan, di antaranya Jakarta–Pinangsori, Ambon–Langgur, Denpasar–Lombok, Jakarta–Silangit, Makassar–Baubau, Manado–Sorong– Jayapura, Nabire–Timika, Nabire–Biak dan Nabire–Jayapura.

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