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Sriwijaya Air to offer regular flights to China
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Sriwijaya Air's passenger plane takes off from an airport. (-/Reska K. Nistanto)
Private carrier Sriwijaya Air is slated to offer regular flights to China starting the end of this year.
Sriwijaya Air Group senior manager corporate communications Agus Soedjono said the carrier planned to expand its market by offering flights to four cities in China including Hangzhou, Nanjing, Wuhan and Changsa. Set to offer one daily flight for each destination, all the new routes will depart from Denpasar in Bali using Boeing 737-800NG airplanes that can accommodate 185 passengers.
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"The [new routes] are part of our support in increasing the number of foreign tourist arrival to Indonesia," said Agus as quoted by kompas.com on Wednesday.
The carrier previously only offered chartered flights to several cities in China such as Chengdu, Nanning, Wuhan, Meixian, Nanjing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Guangzhou; all departing from Denpasar as well. (kes)
