Jakarta –
airline Garuda Indonesia continues to strengthen its commitment to support the national tourism industry through the accessibility of flight services to various leading domestic destinations. In this regard, currently Garuda Indonesia has operated international direct flights with the Singapore-Surabaya vv route.
This route is officially open starting today, Sunday (26/3/2023). In the future the Singapore – Surabaya flight route will be served 5 (five) times a week using the B737-800NG fleet which has a capacity of 12 business class passengers and 150 economy class passengers.
Singapore – Surabaya flights are served with GA 855 and depart from Changi International Airport at 19.20 LT and arrive in Surabaya at 20.50 WIB. While the Surabaya – Singapore flight is served with GA 855 and departs from Surabaya Juanda International Airport at 07.30 WIB and will arrive at Changi International Airport at 10.50 LT.
Main Director of Garuda Indonesia, Irfan Setiaputra said that as the national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is always committed to fully supporting the national economic recovery mission, especially the tourism sector through the provision of air accessibility, especially in connecting foreign tourists to various leading destinations from Surabaya as one of the busiest tourism and business hubs. strategic.
“It is hoped that the operation of the Singapore – Surabaya direct flight route will not only be able to provide a wide selection of direct flights to various leading destinations in Indonesia but can also contribute to the economic recovery of Surabaya and the surrounding cities through safe and comfortable flight services.”, explained Irfan.
Irfan continued that it was hoped that the re-service of this flight route would be able to contribute to the need for cargo shipments, especially various superior products from East Java.
By serving this flight route, Garuda Indonesia will serve at least 37 flights from Singapore every week to 3 major cities in Indonesia, namely Jakarta which is served 27 times per week, Surabaya which is served 5 times per week and Denpasar which is served 5 times per week.
“In the future, various network expansion programs and additional production capacity on various routes that will make a positive contribution to both domestic and international companies will be things that we will continue to put forward through regular reviews, especially by adjusting to market needs and demands,” he said.
“This is a form of our efforts to strengthen our support for various government programs, especially in accelerating national economic growth through the tourism sector and the MSME sector through cargo shipments which are also aligned with efforts to maximize market opportunities that Garuda Indonesia continues to optimize,” concluded Irfan.
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