Batam-Surabaya flight service

BATAM, Riau (JP): Merpati Nusantara Airlines, a subsidiary of the national air carrier of Garuda Indonesia, will link Batam with Surabaya and Denpasar with its Batam-Palembang-Bandung service beginning on July 1.

"The airplane will stop over in Palembang and Bandung before going to Surabaya and Denpasar and passengers will not have to stop over in Jakarta anymore," said Abdul Rodjak, Merpati Nusantara Airlines district manager here over the weekend.

The new flight service line will use F-28 aircraft, leaving Denpasar at 6.30 a.m local time and will depart from Batam at 12.50 p.m. local time daily.(rmn/yns)