Merpati adds flights to Nias

Merpati adds flights to Nias

JAKARTA: To assist relief work on earthquake-devastated Nias
island, Merpati Nusantara Airlines has added two additional
flights each day between Medan and Gunung Sitoli and Sibolga.

The extra flights will be effective until April 9, using
locally produced CN-235 aircraft.

"We are flying more frequently to the disaster-stricken area
to transport logistics, relief workers and relatives of quake
victims," Merpati corporate secretary Jaka Pujiyono said in a
press release.

He added that fares for flights to Nias would not be
increased.

The March 28 earthquake caused Merpati to suspend services to
Nias for four days. -- JP