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AirAsia opens new routes in Indonesia, vows to be bigger than pre-COVID-19
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An Airbus 320-200 operated by Indonesia AirAsia lands at Jakarta-serving Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. (JP/Abdur Rahim) (JP/Abdur Rahim)
Low-cost carrier Indonesia AirAsia plans to enlarge its operations beyond the pre-pandemic level by the end of this year.
Tony Fernandes, CEO of Capital A (formerly AirAsia Group), said during a celebration of the resumption of its operations at Singapore Changi Airport’s Terminal 4 on Sept. 15 that “[AirAsia] Indonesia will be bigger than what it was before COVID”.
After being stuck at home for most of the past two years, people are apparently eager to explore the world again. Indonesia has seen growing demand for air travel and tourism.
“We all know Indonesia for Bali. Pak President [Joko “Jokowi” Widodo] is keen to develop tourism, and Indonesia has so much more to offer than just Bali,” he said.
Indonesia AirAsia operates single-aisle Airbus 320-200 aircraft for domestic and international routes. By the end of the year, the airline would operate a larger number of the aircraft than before the COVID-19 pandemic, said PT Indonesia AirAsia CEO Veranita Yosephine.
“Before the COVID-19 pandemic, we operated 26 aircraft. By the end of this year, we are expecting to operate 28 to 30 aircraft. We will add more in 2023,” Veranita told The Jakarta Post.
Indonesia AirAsia has gradually resumed operations on suspended domestic routes since COVID-19 travel restrictions were lifted.
