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AirAsia launches new Jakarta-Padang route
The new domestic routes of AirAsia are Jakarta-Padang, Bandung-Bali and Jakarta-Pekanbaru.
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AirAsia is offering special prices for its newly opened domestic routes. (Shutterstock/Jeerapan Jankaew)
Low-cost carrier AirAsia has opened a new route connecting Jakarta with Padang, West Sumatra.
Using the Airbus A320, the route’s flight (QZ 830) departs from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, at 7:45 a.m. and lands at Minangkabau International Airport in West Sumatra at 9:30 a.m.
The launch is part of AirAsia’s series of new domestic routes that include West Java’s Bandung to Bali and Jakarta to Riau’s Pekanbaru. Commemorating the launch, the carrier is also offering special prices from Rp 471,000 (US$33.37) for the Jakarta-Pekanbaru route, Rp 489,000 for the Jakarta-Padang route and Rp 745,000 for the Bandung-Bali route. The offers include a free baggage allowance of up to 15 kilograms. Tickets can be booked on the AirAsia app, its website or via travel agents.
“Hopefully we can serve more people in Indonesia and contribute to national economic recovery,” said director of AirAsia Indonesia Veranita Yosephine Sinaga in a statement.
AirAsia Indonesia received seven stars for COVID-19 health ratings by aviation experts at airlineratings.com, an independent plane safety and product rating website. The assessment is based on seven criteria, including information about COVID-19 procedures, personal protective equipment for cabin crew members and aircrafts' routine disinfection.
AirAsia also said it implemented health procedures following guidelines by the government, civil aviation authorities as well as local and global health agencies. All aircrafts are equipped with high efficiency particulate arrestor (HEPA) air filters that are able to filter out 99.9 percent of dust and pollutants. (wir/wng)
