AWAIR launches flights to Balikpapan, Medan

AWAIR launches flights to Balikpapan, Medan

JP/Berto

JAKARTA (JP): Newly established airline company PT AIRWAGON
International (AWAIR) launched on Friday two domestic flights,
from Jakarta to Balikpapan in East Kalimantan and Medan in North
Sumatra.

The airline began operations on June 22 with two domestic
routes, from Jakarta to Surabaya in East Java and Denpasar in
Bali.

The airline holds a license to operate 27 domestic routes and
28 international routes. The picture (left) shows AWAIR president
H. Rachmat Soebakir pointing to the airline's A-310-300 Airbus,
leased from Singapore-based Region Air.

The airline is one seven new scheduled airlines, which will
begin their operation in the country this year. The othre six
airlines are Pelita Air Service, Indonesian Airlines Avi Patria,
Lion Mentari Air (Lion Airlines), Bayu Indonesia Air, Rusmindo
Internusa Air and Jatayu Air.(bkm)