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Citilink to expand network to Papua
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The town and the bay are seen in Jayapura, Papua. (Shutterstock/File)
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n an effort to connect with the eastern regions of Indonesia, Citilink Indonesia has revealed plans to expand its network to Papua in October.
The budget carrier's president and CEO Albert Burhan said the Jakarta-Jayapura route was one of the company's main priorities this year. "This is an important step in an effort to expand our connectivity. Our aim is to offer flights [countrywide] from Aceh to Papua," he said as quoted by tempo.co on Tuesday, adding that the upcoming indirect route would be provided daily.
(Read also: Flights to Jayapura, Ternate to be the first to take off from Terminal 3)
He said the airline was currently processing slot permits at Jayapura airport with the Transportation Ministry and had prepared an A320 aircraft that could accommodate 180 passengers.
Throughout the first half of 2016, Citilink opened at least five new routes including Medan-Aceh, Bandung-Pekanbaru, Jakarta-Lombok, Ujung Pandang-Manado and Surabaya-Manado. The carrier is presently serving 54 routes, flying to 27 cities across Indonesia. (kha/kes)
