Garuda opens new routes

JAKARTA (JP): Garuda Indonesia will increase the frequency of its Express service for Jakarta-Surabaya route from eight times a day to 12 times a day starting Oct. 31.

The airline said on Saturday it would also open two new routes, which would link Batam and Pekanbaru, and Surabaya and Ampenan, as part of its program to improve its services.

Garuda said it would operate a Boeing 737 and an F-28 to serve the Batam-Pekanbaru route once a day, and a Boeing 737 to serve the Surabaya-Ampenan route, also once a day. (06)