Garuda to add flights

Garuda to add flights

JAKARTA (JP): National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is to
operate additional flights to seven destinations from the
capital, in anticipation of a 10 percent increase in the number
of passengers during the Idul Fitri holiday.

Garuda General Manager Maladin said Friday the airline would
add flights to Denpasar (Bali), Yogyakarta, Pontianak (West
Kalimantan), Padang (West Sumatra), Palembang (South Sumatra),
Surabaya (East Java) and Semarang (Central Java) on Jan. 24 to
28.

The holiday, which is estimated to fall at the end of this
month, is the peak traveling season in the mainly Moslem
populated country.

The airline estimated that passengers back to Jakarta would
reach its peak on Feb. 1 to 5. (das)