Pune: Indonesia will revive direct air connectivity with key Indian cities by the beginning of next year as part of its effort to increase tourism, trade and people-to-people contact between the two nations, said Indonesia's consul general Saut Siringoringo on Thursday.
"To start with, Indonesia's national-carrier Garuda plans to operate direct flights between Jakarta and Delhi, Bali and Mumbai," Siringoringo said, adding that the governments of the two countries agreed long time back on the revival of direct flights.
On a three-day visit to Pune for promoting trade and tourism, Siringoringo spoke exclusively to the TOI on various issues, including the vast potential for bilateral trade and greater exchange in the fields of health, education and tourism. He was accompanied by Indonesian consul (economics) Hariyan ta Soetarto, vice consul (economics) Siti Fatimah and consul Pratiwi Amperawati.
27/11/15 Vishwas Kothari/Times of India
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"To start with, Indonesia's national-carrier Garuda plans to operate direct flights between Jakarta and Delhi, Bali and Mumbai," Siringoringo said, adding that the governments of the two countries agreed long time back on the revival of direct flights.
On a three-day visit to Pune for promoting trade and tourism, Siringoringo spoke exclusively to the TOI on various issues, including the vast potential for bilateral trade and greater exchange in the fields of health, education and tourism. He was accompanied by Indonesian consul (economics) Hariyan ta Soetarto, vice consul (economics) Siti Fatimah and consul Pratiwi Amperawati.
27/11/15 Vishwas Kothari/Times of India
