Merpati to open direct flight from Bandung to Bandar Lampung
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Thu, 10/13/2011 4:56 PM
PT Merpati Nusantara will open a direct flight from Bandung, West Java to Bandar Lampung, Lampung on Oct. 16.
“Currently, our flight from Bandung to Bandar Lampung transits at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, Jakarta, but starting Oct. 16 it will fly direct, with a travel time of one hour and ten minutes,” Merpati’s District Manager for Bandung, Iwan Ridwan, said on Thursday as quoted by the Antara news wire.
Merpati is targeting an 80 percent load factor for its new route because the market potential is quite promising, said Iwan.
The Bandung-Bandar Lampung route will be served by an MA-60 aircraft with 54 seats. Ticket prices will start from Rp 313,000 (US$35).
