Postal firm charters plane

Postal firm charters plane

JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Pos Indonesia will charter a
locally built CN-235 plane to speed up delivery of mail and
packages from Makassar to Jayapura, Antara reported on Saturday.

The head of Pos Indonesia's office in the western town of
Sorong, Huberus Suprianto, said the company found the services of
PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines were inadequate.

"This is done especially to improve our services," Huberus
told the news agency.

Postal services to the easternmost province of the country
were often delayed because of limited space on Merpati airplanes
and transportation facilities, he said.

The company signed an agreement with a local charter plane
company, but he did not disclose the name.

CN-235 is built by PT IPTN, the state aircraft manufacturer
based in Bandung, West Java.

"We hope with the chartered plane, we could better accommodate
the needs of Papua," he said, using the unofficial name of Irian
Jaya. (10)