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New flight routes expected to boost tourism, connectivity
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Busy day: Passengers disembark from an aircraft at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, on March 7. State-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I handles the management of major airports in the central and eastern parts of Indonesia, including Ngurah Rai.
(Antara/Nyoman Budhiana)
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tate-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura (AP) I expects to see the opening of dozens of new flights in its area of operation this year to boost connectivity and the tourism industry in central and eastern Indonesia.
From January to July, various airlines launched a total of 28 new routes that depart from or fly to one of 13 airports under AP I management.
Of the new routes, 20 are domestic flights and eight are international.
"We always support efforts in air transportation connectivity, which grows alongside the tourism industry," said AP I president director Danang S Baskoro as quoted by Antara on Saturday.
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AP I handles the management of major airports in the central and eastern parts of Indonesia.
The new domestic flights serve various routes that connect cities in the area, including Raja Ampat in West Papua, Merauke in Papua, Makassar in South Sulawesi, Denpasar, Manado and Ambon.
Among the new international routes are Lion Air’s Kinabalu-Denpasar flight, Malindo Air’s Kuala Lumpur-Denpasar-Brisbane flight and Indonesia AirAsia’s Kuala Lumpur-Yogyakarta flight.
"Considering the number of new routes opening in the first half of the year, we are optimistic that the total number of passengers [traveling through AP I airports] can reach 90 million, up by about 11 percent compared to last year,” Danang said. (dis/hwa)
