Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Direct flights from Indonesia to India on the way to getting nod


The absence of direct air connectivity between India and Indonesia may soon become history as the Indonesian government is now working to remove the deadlock that has impeded Indian outbound traffic to the archipelago.
Rizali W Indrakesuma, Indonesia’s ambassador to India, said: “Three private carriers have expressed interest to begin flights on India routes, and the Indonesian government will be taking a call on these requests soon…The Indonesian government was not willing to transfer the Garuda rights to any private airlines earlier, but it has realised that it cannot rely only on Garuda.”
Both Lion Air and AirAsia are understood to have approached the Indonesian government for approval of routes to India, while the third carrier was not revealed.
 “Besides this, Garuda Indonesia will soon be signing a codeshare agreement with Jet Airways,” added Rizali.
29/01/13 Shekhar Niyogi/TTG Asia
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