Low-cost Indonesian carrier Mandala Airlines has announced plans to
operate 10 new routes next year, half of which will serve international
destinations.
Mandala commercial director Barata Rafly said the new routes included Jakarta-Bangkok, Jakarta-Kuala Lumpur, Surabaya-Kuala Lumpur, Surabaya-Singapore and Denpasar-Surabaya, all of which would open next month.
“We want to show our commitment to serving a number of routes in the Asia-Pacific... We also have a plan to expand with flight routes to other destinations in Asia and Australia,” Barata said on Monday, adding that Mandala was eyeing a route to the city of Perth in Western Australia.
He said Mandala had enough funds to purchase more airplanes in support of further expansion.
The director said significant market potential remained untapped, given the annual increases in the number of airline passengers the country and region have seen in recent years. But limited parking space for aircraft at Indonesian airports hardly allowed for fleet expansion, Barata added.
“We therefore have a big hope that the government will continue to develop aviation infrastructure both in western and eastern Indonesia,” he told Indonesian news portal tempo.co.
Mandala commercial director Barata Rafly said the new routes included Jakarta-Bangkok, Jakarta-Kuala Lumpur, Surabaya-Kuala Lumpur, Surabaya-Singapore and Denpasar-Surabaya, all of which would open next month.
“We want to show our commitment to serving a number of routes in the Asia-Pacific... We also have a plan to expand with flight routes to other destinations in Asia and Australia,” Barata said on Monday, adding that Mandala was eyeing a route to the city of Perth in Western Australia.
He said Mandala had enough funds to purchase more airplanes in support of further expansion.
The director said significant market potential remained untapped, given the annual increases in the number of airline passengers the country and region have seen in recent years. But limited parking space for aircraft at Indonesian airports hardly allowed for fleet expansion, Barata added.
“We therefore have a big hope that the government will continue to develop aviation infrastructure both in western and eastern Indonesia,” he told Indonesian news portal tempo.co.
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