Bouraq opens new route

Bouraq opens new route

SEMARANG (JP): Private airline operator Bouraq Airlines has
opened a direct flight from Semarang to Pontianak to benefit from
the surge in the number of air passengers from the provincial
capital of West Kalimantan.

Firmawan, spokesman for Bouraq's Semarang office, said that
Bouraq used a 43-seat HS-748 plane to serve the route.

"The promotion ticket is Rp 1,014,700. The flight is at 9:00
on every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from Semarang, and at
12:00 noon from Pontianak," he said. "We flew with 25 passengers
from Semarang in the first flight on April 11."

The route is so far served by Merpati but the state airline
stopped at Pangakalan Bun before flying to the West Kalimantan
town. (har/sur)