Garuda resumes flights

Garuda resumes flights

PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: The chairman of Garuda Indonesian
Airways, Soepandi, said over the weekend that the national flag
carrier will resume the shuttle flight from Jakarta to Palembang
in South Sumatra, to Padang in West Sumatra, and to Banjarmasin
in South Kalimantan, starting this month.

He said the three routes, previously served by a Garuda-
Merpati joint service, will be served by Garuda's Boeing-737-400
planes, with capacity of 124 passengers each, daily.

Soepandi said that by reopening the Jakarta-Palembang shuttle
flight Garuda expects businessmen in the southern Sumatran city
to have better access to international cities through Jakarta.

"We also hope that the project will bring more foreigners into
South Sumatra," he said, as quoted by Antara.