Garuda to add flights on Surakarta to Jakarta route

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 10/21/2009 9:09 PM

National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia said Wednesday it would add flights to serve the Jakarta-Surakarta route in November amid growing demand.

"We will fly early in the morning so that businessmen from Surakarta don't have to fly from Yogyakarta," Syamsuddin, the Garuda general manager in Surakarta, said.

As of today, Garuda departs from Surakarta to Jakarta at 7.45 a.m., 11:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m., but with the additional flights, Garuda will change their departure schedule from Surakarta to 6:15 a.m., 8:05 a.m., 12:50 p.m. and 4:40 p.m.

"That's the new schedule, based on market demand," Syamsuddin said.