Parties demand cheap flights

Parties demand cheap flights

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Several executives at airline companies in
North Sumatra province revealed on Sunday that, as the election
campaign is underway, demands are on the rise from the political
parties for discounted flights.

The party leaders argued for the discounted prices, saying
they had to visit their supporters often during the election
campaign, said Nasrizal, a general manager for Garuda Indonesia
Airways' Medan branch.

He said that Garuda had accepted some proposals from the
political parties for the discounted flights.

The general manager of Adam Air, Sunaryanto, said that his
company would not give discounted prices unless the party leaders
bought tickets in large groups.

Domestic flight seat capacity has increased to 80 percent
during the election campaign, which started on Thursday, compared
to 70 percent on average before the campaign. -- JP