Mandala increases flights 20%<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Mandala Airlines will increase its flight frequency
\nto 14 destinations by up to 20 percent, raising seats from 9,300
\nto 11,068 per day to anticipate a surging number of passengers
\nduring the holiday season.<\/p>\n
The increased service will start Nov. 20, the firm said in a
\nstatement, but it did not specify how long the new operation time
\ntable would remain in effect.<\/p>\n
\"To anticipate sharp a increase of passengers during Idul
\nFitri, Christmas and New Year, Mandala Airlines will improve its
\nservice by increasing flight frequency to 85 flights per day,\"
\npresident director Suhadi said in the statement.<\/p>\n
Aside from increasing flight frequency, the airlines will also
\nreplace its Boeing 737-200 planes, with 100 seats, with the
\nlarger Boeing 727-200, 167 seats, to serve the busier routes.<\/p>\n
Routes that will have increased flight frequencies are
\nJakarta-Batam, Jakarta-Balikpapan, Jakarta-Surabaya-Denpasar,
\nJakarta-Jambi, Jakarta-Semarang, Banjarmasin-Surabaya, while
\nroutes which have new aircraft are Jakarta-Ujung Pandang-Ambon,
\nJakarta-Medan, Jakarta-Surabaya-Banjarmasin, Jakarta-Padang and
\nJakarta-Ujung Pandang-Manado --JP<\/p>",
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