Cathay luring back passenger<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific has begun a campaign to
\nlure back Indonesian passengers after the World Health
\nOrganization (WHO) lifted its Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
\n(SARS) travel advisory on the territory.<\/p>\n
Richard Reed, Cathay Pacific's Indonesia country manager, said
\nthat from mid-June to Sep. 15 the airline would offer round-trip
\nflights between Hong Kong and Jakarta, Surabaya and Denpasar for
\nUS$328.<\/p>\n
The airline will also add flights from Jakarta and Denpasar to
\nHong Kong. From Jakarta, Cathay will have nine flights a week, an
\nincrease from the seven during the height of the SARS outbreak.
\nWhile from Denpasar the number of flights will be increased from
\nfour to six.<\/p>\n
"We don't expect the passenger traffic to come back overnight,
\nbut the campaign is to kick-start the recovery program," he said
\nduring a media briefing on Monday.<\/p>\n
Cathay is among the many airlines in Asia that have borne the
\nbrunt of the SARS outbreak. During the height of the SARS scare,
\nthe airline's passenger numbers plunged from an average of 35,000
\na day to 6,000 a day.<\/p>\n
From Indonesia, the number of passengers dropped by 85
\npercent, forcing the airline to halve the number of its flights
\nto and from the country. SARS caused Cathay financial loses of $3
\nmillion a day worldwide. --JP<\/p>",
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