Merpati suspends Palembang flights

Merpati suspends Palembang flights

PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: Merpati Nusantara Airlines has
temporarily suspended its services on the Palembang-Pangkal
Pinang-Belitung route starting on Tuesday due to a shortage of
aircraft.

The company's sales manager in Palembang, Srianto Senoadi,
said the F-27 aircraft used on the daily route, had been moved to
serve another route in eastern Indonesia to substitute an
airplane under repair.

Merpati only has one aircraft serving the Palembang-Belitung
route. It flies once a day.

Senoadi said he hoped the company could resume its services
again in the near future as the Palembang-Pangkal Pinang-Belitung
route was still promising for business. (33)