BATAVIA air maiden flight Jakarta to MERAUKE

Batavia Air has launch a maiden flights from Jakarta to Merauke via Makassar and Jayapura (return), on Sunday (01/16/2011), with Boeing 737-300 aircraft numbered Y6-837 flight.

The aircraft departed from Jakarta at 22:45 pm (Western Indonesia Standard Time) and landed at Mopah Airport in Merauke at 08:55 (Easter Indonesia Standard Time) after a transit in Makassar and Jayapura. While flights from Merauke to Jakarta, leaving at 9:30 (Eastern Indonesia Standard Time) and arrive in Jakarta at 15.30 pm (Western Indonesia Standard Time). Flight routes from Jakarta to Merauke (return) will be operated every day.

"We see great development in eastern Indonesia in the field of economy. With supported by adequate transportation, we hope this development will continue to affect progress in other sectors. With the entry into Merauke, Batavia Air have connecting ranging from Sabang (Banda Aceh) to Merauke, "said President of Batavia Air Yudiawan Tansari.

Maiden flight to Merauke led by Batavia Air Operations Director Capt. Noer Effendi by bringing a group from Batavia Air. The delegation was greeted by government officials in the Merauke district.

Batavia Air currently operates more than 170 flights per day and serving 41 destinations in Indonesia and 6 international destinations, namely Jeddah and Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Guangzhou (China), Kuching (Malaysia), Singapore, and the latest Dili (Timor - Leste). Batavia Air has a fleet of 37 aircraft consisting of Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-400, Airbus A-319, Airbus A-320, and Airbus A330.

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Batavia Air FIRST flight to Dili, Timor Leste

On December 27, 2010 Batavia Air conducts the first flight from Denpasar, Bali to Dili, Timor Leste (return) by using Airbus A320-811 with flights number Y6-811

The aircraft departed from Denpasar at 07:00 LT and landed at the Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport at 09:40 LT. While the flight from Dili to Denpasar departed at 10:25 LT. Direct Flights Denpasar – Dili will be operated every day.

"With the entry of Batavia Air to Dili, the Timorese people have an alternate transportation to travel to Denpasar, Bali and other cities in Indonesia. Now, Dili has been connected with 40 cities in Indonesia that have been serving by Batavia Air," said Batavia Air President Director Yudiawan Tansari.

In addition, he continued, transport goods and cargo from Dili to the cities in Indonesia and vice versa become more fluent. "And of course we hope for the tourism potential that is here much more widely known by the people of Indonesia," he added.

Inaugural flight to Dili, led by Capt. Pilot Noer Effendi with a group of officials from Batavia Air, Director General of Civil Aviation as well as officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The delegation was welcomed by the President and Prime Minister of Timor Leste as well as officials in the country.

Batavia Air currently operates more than 170 flights per day and serving 40destinations across Indonesia, and 6 international destinations namely, Jeddah and Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Guangzhou (China), Kuching (Malaysia), Singapore and most recently Dili, Timor Leste. Batavia Air has a fleet of 36 aircraft consisting of Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-400, Airbus A-319, Airbus A-320 and Airbus A330.

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Batavia Air will open Denpasar-Perth route

Batavia Air plans to open a new route from Denpasar to Perth in November 2010. According to President Director of Batavia Air, Yudiawan Tansari, currently they are waiting for the certainty of the Ministry of Transportation Directorate General of Civil Aviation relating to permit flights.

"On November we will be ready to fly to Australia. We are currently awaiting permission from the government. Up to now divide of the rations 4000 additional seats airline flights to Australia for those interested from government unfinished yet. " Yudiawan Tansari said in Jakarta on Tuesday (14 / 9).

To accommodate the new flight route, Batavia Air will operate Airbus A320 with a capacity of 180 seats. The flight will be one times every day. Batavia Air needs around 1260 seats each week.

The above seats number is the same number of seats required by Sriwijaya Air which also to open new routes from Jakarta to Perth, by using Boeing 737-800 NG. However, these seats is greater than the needs of Garuda Indonesia Airlines and Air Asia plans to increase frequency. Garuda Indonesia Airlines plans to increase frequency of flights to Jakarta-Sydney as many as 666 seats and the Jakarta-Melbourne as many as 444 by operating Airbus A330-200 with a capacity of 222 seats.As for Air Asia requires 720 seats to the route Denpasar - Darwin that have been operated with an Airbus A320 carrying 180 passengers helpless.

Yudiawan said, if the Denpasar - Perth route get permission from the government, next year it will also re-opened two new routes to Austrlia, such as the route Denpasar – Melbourne and Denpasar – Sydney.

Batavia Air added 13 fleets

Last eight months to realize the focus of a new flight route from Jakarta to Jeddah, do not make Batavia Air complacency. Now the national airline has been preparing the arrival of 13 planes to strengthen their coverage. "Since August 2009 we have prepared a new route from Jakarta to Jeddah, and it was already done. Now we will add 13 more aircraft," explained Director of Commerce Batavia Air Hasudungan Pandiangan on the sidelines of the Jeddah-Jakarta flights back.

Batavia Air flies to the maiden flight to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday (23 / 5). With the same aircraft, the Airbus A330-200 with pilot Capt. Tony Santoso, flights back from Jeddah to Jakarta with a flight number 892 7P, Wednesday (26 / 5). According to Hasudungan, the plane that would strengthen the present fleet of Batavia Air consists of the types of Air Airbus A320 (five units), Airbus A330 (one unit), Boeing 737-400 (four units), and ATR72-500 (three units).

The number of aircraft that does not include the fleet for the hajj, if the government accepted the proposal Batavia Air. Batavia has been proposed to transport pilgrims this year at a price of U.S. $ 1,520 per person for the number of passengers reached 30 thousand pilgrims. "If the government accepted the proposal, we prepared two Boeing 777-300 aircraft and one Airbus A330-200," explained Hasudungan, which says it is ready to transport pilgrims according to the filing, which take off from Jakarta or other areas of the group flew like Surabaya, Medan (North Sumatera), or Makassar.

While the new route is aimed by Batavia Air is to Dili, Timor-Leste in June. Then to Bangkok, Thailand, and Hong Kong or Tokyo, Japan. The other overseas route target namely Perth, Australia which is expected next August. "For the local routes, our route increased to Merauke and Ternate," explained Hasudungan.

As informed by PR Manager of Batavia Air, Eddy Haryanto, Batavia Air currently operates over 170 flights every day with the goal to 39 cities in Indonesia. It is also the route to Guangzhou (China), Kuching (Malaysia), Singapore, and Jeddah. Batavia Air has 39 aircraft of various types, namely the Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-400, Airbus A319, A320, and A330. Latest route Jakarta-Jeddah-Jakarta scheduled every day. Meanwhile, the Jakarta-Jeddah-Riyadh flown twice a week every Monday and Tuesday

Batavia Air maiden flight to Jeddah

Batavia Air will make maiden flight to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday (May 23, 2010), using wide-body aircraft, Airbus A330-200. The delegation of this maiden flight will depart at 10:00 am from Terminal 2D Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta. The flight will estimate landed at 16:45 local time at the King Abdul Aziz International Airport Jeddah. Batavia Air will fly nonstop from Jakarta-Jeddah-Jakarta everyday and Jakarta-Jeddah-Riyadh twice a week every Monday and Wednesday.

"The flight to the holy land of Muslims is a serious effort in Batavia Air to expand internationally. The aim of our market share was the Muslims to worship 'Umrah and the workers who will work in Saudi Arabia. A very large market share is not yet all been taken by other airlines serving this route beforehand, "said Eddy Haryanto, Public Relations Manager Batavia Air.

In this maiden flight also joined the Deputy Minister of Transportation Bambang Susantono, officials from the Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Religious Affairs officials, and several partners Batavia Air. Batavia Air currently operates over 170 flights per day and serving 39 destinations across Indonesia, and Guangzhou (China), Kuching (Malaysia), Singapore and Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). Batavia Air has a fleet of 39 aircraft consisting of Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-400, Airbus A-319, Airbus A-320, and Airbus A330

Batavia Air will add regional and international routes

Batavia Air is planning to add the regional and international routes to face the open-sky policy which starting in 2015. "Networking should be build up as widely as possible because the outside competitor would come in," said Commerce Director of PT Metro Batavia, Hasudungan Pandiangan.

The flight routes are to Perth (Australia), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Bangkok (Thailand), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), Dili (Timor Leste), Tokyo (Japan), Hong Kong, Seoul ( South Korea), Dubai (UAE) and Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). "The nearest route to open is to Dili via Denpasar, and also to Jeddah. Jeddah route is planning to open on May 5," he said.

Hasudungan optimistic that Batavia Air is able to face the competition in the year 2015, since they begin the operation eight years ago, has a rapid growth. "Formerly, Batavia Air only have four planes," he said. To expand their market, Batavia Air also targeting as a national airline company to revoke the ban permission by the European Union. One of the effort is no longer using Boeing 737 series 200. "Now there are two fleets left," Hasudungan said.

Batavia Air is also committed to improving the delays that are still frequently occur. Batavia Air has flight frequency as much as 175 times per day to 38 regional routes and three international routes, namely Singapore, Kuching and Guangzhou. For the year 2010, Batavia Air has target to served the passengers around 7.8 million people, increase from the realization in 2009 as many as 6.5 million passengers.

Batavia Air : Jakarta - Solo

On Monday (March 15, 2010), Batavia Air began maiden flight Jakarta – Solo (return). By using Boeing 737-400 aircraft with flight number 7P-301, this plane will depart from Jakarta at 17:45 pm and landed at Solo Adisumarmo Airport at 18:45 pm. The flight from Solo to Jakarta, leaving at 06.05 pm the next day. This direct flight Jakarta - Solo will be operated every day.

"Solo is the 38th domestic city to flown by Batavia Air. As a city of culture and cultural centers in Central Java and the city of batik industry was famous throughout the world, is incomplete if it does not open a Batavia Air flight to this city. Departure time early enough from Solo provides the opportunity for Solo people who will do business in Jakarta and can return to Solo in the afternoon, "said the Public Relations Manager Batavia Air, Eddy Haryanto.

Batavia Air currently entered into the category I (one) in terms of flight safety. This category is the highest ranking issued by the Department of Transportation to assess the level of an airline flight safety. Every 3 (three) months, this ranking is always evaluated to maintain confidence in the security and safety in flight.

Currently Batavia Air operates over 170 flights per day and serve destinations in 38 cities throughout Indonesia, and Guangzhou (China), Kuching (Malaysia) and Singapore. Batavia Air has a fleet of 38 aircraft consisting of Boeing 737-200, Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-400, Airbus A-319, Airbus A-320 and Airbus A330. Batavia Air is a low-fare carriers and using an electronic ticket.

Two airlines companies are reluctant to shift to Terminal 1C

Two airlines companies which placed in Terminal 1A Soekarno-Hatta International Airport are reluctant to shift to Terminal 1C. They even admitted not knowing the shift instruction flight activity center officially. Lion Air General Director Edward Sirait not know the concept of the transfer. So far, negotiations are still limited to plan an informal conversation. "Officially, we just do not know," he said in Jakarta. Therefore, he considered the proposed transfer of carriers into the new terminal through the revitalization of Rp20 billion it should be designed with a clear order not to cause new problems."If it was offered right concept we are ready to move," he said.

However, he argued, if Lion Air is required to break the flight activity at the two terminals, PT Angkasa Pura II should provide compensation. Because the activity in the two terminals will increase operational costs. "We did not refuse. But if we're in a two-terminal, would increase costs because we have to add new workers. Not to mention the other extra for wearing the two places. So, it seems there must be compensation," Edward Sirait explained.

Public Relations Manager of Batavia Air, Eddy Haryanto said, moving to Terminal 1C is still considered as a discourse for the national carrier. Because the removal of all the airline's previous activities Terminal 1A inhabiting it would require huge funds. "That still discourse because the funds needed is enormous. For the mass transfer of the funds it needs I do not know," he explained.

The two airlines is planned to be shifted to Terminal 1C in March 2010. Transfer of flights transporting activity was carried out because of denseness carry passengers at Terminal 1A."We have negotiated with Batavia Air. We also have to negotiate with Lion Air. They were willing to move to terminal C. I hope the process is completed next month," said Executive General Manager of PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero) Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Hariyanto.

Flight Frequency to Jeddah 35 times per week

Currently the frequency of flights from Indonesia to Saudi Arabia, especially King Abdul Aziz Airport, Jeddah  already 35 times per week to anticipate the demand of passengers.
"We propose to added the frequency of flight. Before only 21 times per week. As was approved now become 35 times per week to Jeddah," said Director General of Civil Aviation Ministry of Transport Herry Bhakti S Gumay, in Jakarta.
Herry explained, the regulator always facilitate the airline company request who want to fly and add flights to other countries, including international routes to Jeddah.
"Of the total permits, the regulator share the service, among others airline companies. Now Lion Air has allocated five times per week, Garuda Indonesia 11 times and Batavia Air has three times per week," he said.
However, the interest in this international routes are still the three airlines companies Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air and Batavia Air.
Herry also said that other international routes in the Middle East, is currently rampant growth as shown much of the region's airlines are flying to Indonesia.
"If they fly over here, in fact, Indonesian airlines may also fly there. This is the principle of reciprocal," he said.
Some airlines already flying to Indonesia such as Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways and other airlines from Dubai and other cities such as Abu Dhabi.