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        "id": 1641453,
        "msgid": "garuda-indonesia-reopens-timika-denpasar-flight-route-1774774279",
        "date": "2026-03-29 14:52:36",
        "title": "Garuda Indonesia Reopens Timika-Denpasar Flight Route",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Business",
        "summary": "Garuda Indonesia has relaunched its direct flight route between Timika in Papua and Denpasar in Bali, operating four times a week using Boeing 737-800 aircraft, after a five-year suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The move aims to enhance connectivity for tourism and business in Central Papua, particularly Mimika Regency, and has been welcomed by local authorities and airport officials as a strategic boost to the region's economy. Officials hope for daily services in the future and view the route as a vital \"golden route\" that could benefit local businesses and major employers like PT Freeport Indonesia.",
        "content": "<p>Timika (ANTARA) - Garuda Indonesia airline has reopened the\nTimika-Denpasar, Bali flight route using Boeing 737-800 aircraft,\nserviced four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.\nThe general manager of PT Garuda Indonesia\u2019s Timika Branch Office,\nKharisma Pujangga, stated during the inaugural flight opening at Mozes\nKilangin Airport in Timika on Sunday that the route had operated several\nyears ago before being closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. \u201cWe are\nreoperating the direct route from Timika to Denpasar, Bali, with flight\ncodes GA 652 and 653. The relaunch of this route is dedicated to\nimproving connectivity in Central Papua and Papua regions, especially\nMimika Regency, to facilitate tourism and business travel and meet\ncustomer demands for faster and more efficient services,\u201d said Kharisma.\nThe head of the Public Service Agency for Airport Organiser Unit\n(BLU-UPBU) at Mozes Kilangin Timika, Muchammad Nafiek, described the\nreopening of the Timika-Denpasar flight route as a long-awaited\ndevelopment for local residents. He noted that it was made possible with\nfull support from the Mimika Regency government. \u201cThank you for the\nongoing support from the Mimika Regional Government. Timika Airport is\nalready suitable as a hub airport in the eastern region due to its\nstrategic position. Most of the facilities at Timika Airport have been\nsupported by the regional government,\u201d said Nafiek. The Mozes Kilangin\nTimika UPBU supports the relaunch of Garuda Indonesia flights from\nTimika to Denpasar, Bali, to add route variety, as flights from Timika\nto Jakarta have mostly gone via Makassar in South Sulawesi. Nafiek hopes\nthat Garuda Indonesia can serve the Timika-Denpasar route daily in the\nfuture. Mimika Regent Johannes Rettob also appreciated Garuda\nIndonesia\u2019s management decision to reoperate the Timika-Denpasar route,\nwhich had been closed for five years since the COVID-19 pandemic. John\nRettob said he had received many inquiries from air travel users,\nespecially from leaders and employees of PT Freeport Indonesia and\nvarious subcontractor companies, regarding the route\u2019s relaunch. The\nregent also hopes that Garuda Indonesia will consistently continue\noperating the Timika-Denpasar flight route, especially as it is\nconsidered a \u201cgolden route.\u201d Furthermore, the Mimika Regent hopes that\nthe reopening of the Timika-Denpasar flight route can provide added\neconomic value for the local community and business actors.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/garuda-indonesia-reopens-timika-denpasar-flight-route-1774774279",
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