First Chennai-Jakarta flight likely by year-end

Chennai: Indonesian national airline Garuda’s first Chennai-Jakarta flight is likely to start by this year end, a top envoy of that country said here today.
Currently, passengers to Indonesia have to fly via Singapore or Malaysia.
“We have been discussing it many times. Our plan was to connect the cities of Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi. My first preference is to have connectivity between Chennai and Jakarta”, Indonesian Ambassador to India, Mr Andi M. Ghalib said here.
Addressing members at a luncheon meeting organised by the CII here, Mr Ghalib, a retired Lt General, said the plan for direct connectivity between the two nations did not fructify due to various reasons.
He replied in the affirmative when later asked whether it would be launched by this year end, saying Indonesian President (Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono) had spoken to Garuda (officials) in this regard.
16/07/11 PTI/Business Line

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