Eastern Airlines to open direct flight to Jakarta<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): China Eastern Airlines of China plans to link
\nBeijing and Jakarta directly as the market in Indonesia is
\nconsiderably prospective, the company's general manager, Yuan
\nDong Fa said.<\/p>\n
\"We are greatly interested (to open the direct flight) and we
\nthink the market in Indonesia is potentially big,\" Yuan told
\nAntara news agency in Singapore yesterday.<\/p>\n
He said many Indonesians traveling by China Eastern to the
\nChina mainland boarded in Singapore, but the number of passengers
\nfrom Indonesia had increased significantly in recent years.<\/p>\n
\"This development is the result of improved relationships
\nbetween Indonesia and China,\" Yuan said, adding his company would
\noffer special packages at more competitive prices to attract more
\npassengers from Indonesia.<\/p>\n
But he said there was still a minor barrier in selling the
\ntour packages in Indonesia. \"Indonesian travelers need several
\nweeks to arrange a visa to enter China.\"<\/p>\n
There are currently two Chinese air carriers serving
\nIndonesia. China Southern links Jakarta and Guangzhou twice a
\nweek with Boeing B757s, while Air China serves the Jakarta-
\nBeijing route via Xiamen twice a week with B767s.<\/p>\n
The national airlines Garuda flies from Jakarta to Guangzhou
\ntwice a week, one of which flies on to Beijing. (icn)<\/p>",
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