New Ambon-Darwin route

New Ambon-Darwin route

JAKARTA (JP): Air North, a private Australian airline company,
in cooperation with PT Sumber Budi Tour and Travel (SBTT) of
Ambon, will serve the Ambon-Darwin route in April.

The Indonesian company's president, Sandi Delima, said in
Ambon over the weekend that the two companies had signed a deal
to operate the airline's 20-seat Metro Liner aircraft on the
route.

"PT SBTT and the immigration councilor of Australia have also
signed an agreement on granting visas to visitors traveling the
route," Sandi said, Antara reported in Ambon.

Previously, the Indonesian airline company Merpati served the
route but at the end of 1996, it ceased the flight service. (bnt)