Sempati stops flights

Sempati stops flights

JAKARTA (JP): Private airline Sempati Air will suspend flights
to seven domestic and international destinations starting next
month due to the economic crisis.

Service will be discontinued temporarily on domestic routes to
Ambon, Denpasar, Jayapura, Manado, Surakarta and Timika, the
airline said in a statement received by The Jakarta Post
yesterday.

It will also suspend Singapore on its international flight
roster.

The company said it was adversely affected by the crisis
because it paid 80 percent of its flight costs in dollars and its
load factor had decreased.

It will resume flights to the destinations after the national
economy recovers, the company said. (jsk)