SMAC to serve Banda Aceh

SMAC to serve Banda Aceh

JAKARTA (JP): Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter (SMAC) will link
Medan, North Sumatra, and Banda Aceh three times a week with 42-
seat Fokker-27 airplanes starting on Wednesday, an executive of
the private airline company said on Saturday.

Saifullah, head of the SMAC office in the Aceh capital, said
that demand for air travel between the two provinces had
increased, especially after the disruption of bus services
between the two capitals.

He added that SMAC would depart Medan at 7:30 a.m. on Mondays,
Thursdays and Fridays.

SMAC has thus far plied only the Banda Aceh-Sabang and Banda
Aceh-Sinabang routes using the small planes.

Garuda also has planned to increase the capacity of its
Jakarta-Banda Aceh service to meet the rising demand for air
travel from the northern-most Sumatra province. (01)