Thai Airways adds flights to Indonesia<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Thai Airways International, one of the world's
\nleading airlines, has expanded its service in Indonesia to
\nSurabaya, East Java.<\/p>\n
A company representative in Jakarta, Irfan Rahadian, said here
\nyesterday that the new flights linking Surabaya and Bangkok via
\nDenpasar, Bali, began last Sunday.<\/p>\n
He said the airline flew the new route three times a week (on
\nWednesdays, Fridays and Sundays) in addition to the existing
\ndirect Bangkok-Denpasar route on Saturdays.<\/p>\n
\"Thai Airways considers Surabaya, Indonesia's second largest
\ncity, a potentially popular destination. There are many Thai
\npeople wanting to visit tourist destinations in East Java,\" Irfan
\nsaid, adding that Thai Airways did not have a target in load
\nfactor rates for the new route.<\/p>\n
The Thai Airways Airbus A-300-600 aircraft also link Jakarta
\nand Bangkok 12 times a week.<\/p>\n
Separately, chief of the Tourism, Post and Telecommunications
\noffice in Surabaya, Rio Judojanto, said here yesterday that Thai
\nAirways was the ninth foreign airline serving Surabaya.<\/p>\n
\"But of the nine overseas airlines, two will soon stop their
\nservices, they are the National Jet System of Australia and KLM
\nof the Netherlands,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Other foreign airlines serving Surabaya are Singapore
\nAirlines, Malaysia Airlines, China Southern and Cathay Pacific.<\/p>\n
Foreign tourist arrivals in Surabaya have increased steadily
\nin recent years to a record of more than 629,000 last year. This
\nrepresented a 36 percent growth, Rio said. (icn)<\/p>",
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