WAMENA, Papua: Trigana Air Service on Thursday extended its air cargo service to the Jayawijaya region. The service is expected to improve the flow of certain staple foods into the remote regency.
Trigana will operate a Hercules L100-30 plane making four daily trips between Jayapura and Wamena, seven days a week. The plane can carry up to 20 tons of cargo.
Jayapura administration secretary Chris Wopari said he thought the service would ease the food supply problems that frequently plague the area.
"Hopefully, the availability of a regular air cargo service will help bring in a steady supply of basic necessities and push down prices," he said.
The region's remoteness and difficult terrain has resulted in sky-high prices for basic necessities. In Wamena, a liter of cooking oil sells for Rp 20,000, more than double the Jakarta price.
In the neighboring regency of Puncak Jaya, cement costs as much as Rp 1.5 million per sack, nearly four times prices in Java.
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