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Sriwijaya Air to open direct flights between Surabaya-Jayapura
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A Sriwijaya Air aircraft (tempo.co/Iqbal Lubis)
Private carrier Sriwijaya Air plans to open direct flights from Surabaya to Jayapura in Papua, starting from Feb. 24.
Previously, passengers with the airline on flights to and from Papua had to pass through cities like Ujung Pandang in South Sulawesi.
"There is rising mobility through this route. With this flight, passengers can fly back and forth between Surabaya and Jayapura in a matter of a few hours," Sriwijaya Air senior manager for corporate communications Agus Soedjono said in an official statement.
(Read also: Sriwijaya Air to offer regular flights to China)
The flights will be available four times a week, on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
The airline will deploy Boeing 737 800 NG with a capacity of 189 passengers for the flight.
Sriwijaya Air currently operates 54 domestic and regional routes. (bbn)
