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Transportation

Air Transportation

 

 

            Indonesia has 61 international and domestic airports serving all major cities, while Jakarta is serviced by the Soekarno-Hatta Airport laid 20 kilometres northwest of the city. Palembang as a host city of SEA Games XXVI 2011 is serviced by the International Airport of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II. This airport was named after Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin, the last Sultan of Palembang.

            Garuda Indonesia, Indonesia's prime national airline provides flights to the country from 24 international destinations including Bangkok, Beijing, Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Sydney, Melbourne, Jeddah, Singapore, Shanghai, Guangzhou (Canton), Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Dubai and Amsterdam. Over the next four years Garuda intends to expand its network in Europe to include destinations such as Frankfurt, London, Paris and Rome.

            Other domestic airlines flying from and to Indonesia's capital city include Lion Air, Batavia Air, Merpati Nusantara, Sriwijaya Air, and Indonesia Air Asia.

            All travelers to Indonesia must be in possession of a passport that is valid for at least six months from the date of arrival, and have proof (tickets) of onward or return passage.

            Free Tourist short stay visas for  30 days are extended to tourists from 12 countries, namely from Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR, Chile, Equador, Morocco and Peru.

           An airport tax of Rp 150,000 is levied by airports on departing passengers on international flights and Rp 25,000 for those on domestic routes.

 

I.    Air Flight to/from Jakarta

No.

From

Carrier

Weekdays*

Number of  Flights / Day

 Stopover

1

Singapura

Garuda Airways

1,2,3,4,5,6,7

7

Direct

Singapore Airlines

1,2,3,4,5,6,7

7

Sriwijaya Air

1,2,3,4,5,6,7

1

Batavia Air

1,2,3,4,5,6,7

1

Lion Air

1,2,3,4,5,6,7

4

Air Asia

1,2,3,4,5,6,7

5

2

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia Airlines

1,2,3,4,5,6,7

2

Direct

Garuda Airways

1,2,3,4,5,6,7

2

KLM

2,4,7

1

Alir Asia

1,2,3,4,5,6,7

6

3

Bangkok

Garuda Airways

1,2,3,4,5,6,7

1

Direct

Thai Airways

1,2,3,4,5,6,7

1

Singapore Airlines

1,2,3,4,5,6,7

3

Singapore

Malaysia Airlines

1,2,3,4,5,6,7

2

Kualalumpur

Air Asia

1,2,3,4,5,6,7

1

 

4

Manila

Philippine Airlines

1,2,3,4,5,6,7

1

Direct

Cebu Pacific Air

1,3,5

1

Direct

Malaysia Airlines

1,2,3,4,5,6,7

1

Kualalumpur

Singapore Airlines

1,2,3,4,5,6,7

4

Singap

 

II.    Air Flight to/from Palembang
 

No

From

Carrier

Weekdays*

Number of Flights / Day

Stopover

1

Singapore

Silk Air

2,4,6

1

Direct

2

Penerbangan penghubung menuju Palembang melalui Jakarta

Garuda Airways

1,2,3,4,5,6,7

8

Direct

Lion Airlines

1,2,3,4,5,6,7

7

Direct

Sriwijaya Airlines

1,2,3,4,5,6,7

3

Direct

Batavia Airlines

1,2,3,4,5,6,7

1

Direct


Remarks:

*Weekdays: 1= Monday; 2=Tuesday; 3=Wednesday; 4=Thursday; 5=Friday; 6=Saturday; 7=Sunday

 

1)      Garuda Indonesia Airways

            PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk, publicly known as Garuda Indonesia, is the flag carrier of Indonesia. It is named after the mystical giant bird Garuda of Hinduism and Buddhist mythology. It is headquartered at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, near Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. Most of Garuda Indonesia shares are owned by the Indonesian Government and employs 5,808 staff (as of December 2010).

            According to the sacred texts of Hinduism and Hindu mythology, Garuda is the carrier of the God Vishnu; a representation of Garuda appears in the National Emblem of Indonesia, Garuda Pancasila. The airline's main hub is Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, and the airline also has a hub at Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali. The airline flies to a number of destinations in Southeast Asia, East Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Australia. It also previously flew to several destinations in North America. From June 2007, Garuda, along with all Indonesian airlines, was banned from flying to the EU. However, this ban has been lifted since July 2009. Before it, at May 2008, Garuda Indonesia received its IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA).

            Garuda Indonesia is listed as a 4-star airline by Skytrax, and is also listed among Skytrax's Quality Approved Airlines. In May 2010, the airline was named as the World's Most Improved Airline by Skytrax during 2010 World Airline Awards in Hamburg. Garuda Indonesia announced that it plans to join the SkyTeam airline alliance by 2012, as well as to be rated a 5-star airline in 2013.

            Garuda currently operates 93,000 annual flights to a total of 50 destinations (31 domestic, 19 international) throughout Asia– including the Middle East– and Australia; Australiaand Japanare vital tourism markets.

            On 13 October 2009, Garuda Indonesia announced they will be resuming flights to Europefor the first time after removal from the E.U. blacklist. The flight, operating since 1 June 2010, is to Amsterdam, Netherlandswith a stopover at Dubai, United Arab Emiratesoperated by an Airbus A330-200aircraft.

For further information, please visit our official website at http://www.garuda-indonesia.com/



2)      Sriwijaya Air Indonesia

            Sriwijaya Air is one of the Indonesian domestic leading airlines. It  carries over 500,000 passengers per month, from its hub at Soekarno Hatta International Airport to more than 35 destinations in 2 regional countries, including extraordinary and popular tourism spots in Indonesia.

            Sriwijaya Air primary business is to provide passenger and freight transportation both in national and regional areas. Since its established on November 10th, 2003, Sriwijaya Air has achieved all of the goals set out in its mission and vision such as: delivering high quality services, competitive airline business nationally and regionally, expanding and integrating Sriwijaya’s Air industry worldwide, adopting newest technology backbone and effective and efficient business management, attracting domestic and international tourist and growing as a profitable business entity.

            The company which based in Jakarta survived the global crisis in 2008 with virtually no loss in business; in fact, it expanded its services to the eastern Indonesia. Moreover, new and modified airplanes enabled Sriwijaya Air to continue its operations through the region.

Our aircrafts are painted in blue, red and white colors which each of the color represent:
 

  •  White  : Clean hearted employees
  •  Red    : The courage and wisdom in solving problems and making decisions of the team
  •  Blue   :  Passion for traveling to all corners of our beloved archipelago.

            Safety is one of our most concern and the absolute priority above all. Sriwjaya‘s Air Technical Division together with ANI and GMF performs full technical maintenance on every aircraft type. This confirms the high level of the aviation safety and fleet reliability of the airline. According to Boeing Company, Sriwijaya Air had performed excellently in promoting air safety and flight training. Thanks to the hard work of the engineering division and the entire team of Sriwijaya Air, we managed to get an award from Boeing Company to promote aviation safety and flight training. The hard work of the Sriwijaya Air has succeeded in bringing national and international recognition. The company also received an award from the Indonesia's Department of Transportation in 2008.

            Everyone on board is our partner. Yes, we acknowledge that nowadays everyone can fly, however we fly them with pride and prestige by implementing our quality of services in pre, in and post flight. We assure that our flights are affordable yet comfortable.

            Sriwijaya Air serves 37 destinations, consisting of 35 domestic destinations and 2 international destinations.

For further information, please visit our official website at http://www.sriwijayaair.co.id/



3)      Batavia Air Indonesia

            Batavia Air has been operating its business in Indonesia for more than 20 years. Departing from a travel bureau, it increasingly improved its business to provide an air charter flight service. Batavia Air founded in 2001. In 2002, Batavia Air earned an Air Operating Certificate (AOC) and officially deserved for operating its fleet in Indonesia.

            With experiences in a travel bureau and airline industry, backed up by accommodated fleet and qualified human resources, they make us to be the first choice and trusted carrier to fly. After all we believe that we can survive and continuously grow to take part in the rapid airlines competition.

            Our tag line Trust Us to Fly has inspired all of our staffs to devote their sincere efforts in giving their best performance for the long lasting of company operation in order to strive for excellence to our customers.

            Having a high commitment and integrity, we are sure that they make us a trusted carrier and our customers will trust us to fly.
       
            Becoming a national airline company striving for safety, economical and enjoyable flight as well as keeping commitment of customer satisfaction in order to be the first choice of air transportation user.

For further information, please visit our official website at http://www.batavia-air.com/



4)      Lion Air Indonesia

            Lion Air took to the skies from Indonesia in 2000 with one aircraft in its fleet. Within eight years of operation, Lion Air now flies to more than 36 cities in Indonesia and many other destinations such as, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam on a fleet of brand new Boeing 737-900ER.

            As the largest private carrier in Indonesia, we offer passengers not only affordable airfares in the market, but safe, comfortable, reliable and convenient air travel.
 

  •  Creating opportunities for new travelers and empowering budget-conscious customers to fly more often by making travel affordable with its consistent low fares.
  •  Stringent cost controls through our operations so that we can keep our fares consistently low for travelers.
  •  Maximizing the number of sectors served by our aircraft per day with efficient air traffic planning.

            Lion Air’s promises to utilize our ingenuity and innovation to provide passengers’ real cost savings in air travel not just through the provision of low airfares, but through a comprehensive range of Lion Air’s value-added services.

            Consistent service delivery, safety and security are the foundation blocks of everything at Lion Air. Our commitment to these attributes has resulted in our airline’s success.

            Since taking off in 2000, we have taken numerous significant steps forward in bringing low airfares to more passengers in Asia. Journey through our milestones and discover all the highs of Indonesia’s largest low cost carrier.

  • Lion Air was the inaugural Chairman of the Asia Pacific Regional Aviation (ARA) International Conference held in Singapore on 19 November 2003. Demonstrating the airline’s success of a low-cost carrier, Lion Air became the example for the trend of low-cost carriers in the international airlines industry. The airline was also regarded as a phenomenal low-cost carrier in Indonesia.
  • Lion Air garnered the ‘Best Brand Award 2004’ from SWA, a marketing magazine published in Indonesia. The results were tabulated from Marketing Research Specialist (MARS) based on a survey of 6,000 people in 5 major cities of Indonesia. Lion Air gained a 33.6% index with the potency of a brand name to increase the number of passengers in the future.
  • Lion Air was named the official airline for ‘Miss Universe’ and ‘Puteri Indonesia 2004’.
  • Lion Air leased its aircraft and sent its crew and technicians to Myanmar to help establish Myanmar Airlines.
  • Lion Air was assigned as the official airline for ‘Miss Asean 2005’.
  • Lion Air is the launch customer of the Boeing 737-900ER and the largest operator of Boeing 737-900ER, the newest member of Boeing’s Next-Generation 737 airplane family.

Lion Air serves 61 destinations; 55 domestic and 6 international (as of July 2010).

For further information, please visit our official website at http://www.lionair.co.id/



5)      Air Asia Indonesia

            AirAsia Berhadis a Malaysia-based low-cost airline. AirAsia is Asia's largest low-fare, no-frills airline and a pioneer of low-cost travel in Asia. AirAsia group operates scheduled domestic and international flights to over 400 destinations spanning 25 countries. Its main hub is the Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). Its affiliate airlines Thai AirAsia and Indonesia AirAsia have hubs in Suvarnabhumi Airport and Soekarno-Hatta International Airport respectively. AirAsia's registered office is in Petaling Jaya, Selangor while its head office is located in Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

            AirAsia won the Skytrax World's best low-cost airline award in 2009 and 2010. It has the world's lowest operating costs at $0.035/seat-kilometer in 2010.

            It is also the first airline in the region to implement fully ticketless air travel system.

            AirAsia Group operates over daily 400 flights, with both domestic and international routes covering Indonesia, Malaysiaand Thailandand with international routes, primarily from Kuala Lumpur, to Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, the People's Republic of China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan(the Republic of China), the United Kingdom, South Koreaand Vietnam. Flights to Japanand Iranwill be mounted in December, and followed by Franceand New Zealandin February and April.

For further information, please visit our official website at http://www.airasia.com/



6)      Singapore Airlines

            Singapore Airlines Limited(SIA) is the flag carrierof Singapore. Singapore Airlines operates a hub at Changi Airportand has a strong presence in the Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, and "Kangaroo Route" markets. The company also operates trans-Pacific flights, including the world's two longest non-stop commercial flightsfrom Singapore to Newarkand Los Angeleson the Airbus A340-500.

            Singapore Airlines was the launch customer of Airbus A380, currently the world's largest passenger airliner. SIA has diversified airline-related businesses, such as aircraft handling and engineering. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, SilkAir, manages regional flights to secondary cities with smaller capacity requirements. Subsidiary Singapore Airlines Cargooperates SIA's dedicated freighter fleet, and manages the cargo-hold capacity in SIA's passenger aircraft. SIA has a 49% shareholding in Virgin Atlanticand engages the low-cost carriersector through its stake in Tiger Airways. It ranks amongst the top 15 carriers worldwide in terms of revenuepassenger kilometers, and 10th in the world for international passengers carried. On December 15, 2010, Singapore Airlines was announced by the International Air Transport Associationas the world's second largest airline in the world by market capitalization with a worth of 14 billion dollars.

            Singapore Airlines has a strong brandname and is a trendsetter in the aviation industry, particularly in terms of innovation, safety and service excellence, coupled with consistent profitability. It has won numerous awards, and is an industry bellwetherfor aircraft purchases. SIA consequentially markets itself as the "world's most rewarded airline", being one of only seven airlines in the world to be ranked as a 5-star airline by the independent research consultancy firm Skytrax, and ranked 27th on FortuneWorld's Most Admired Companies rankings in 2010.

            Singapore Airlines flies to 62 destinations in 35 countries on six continents from its primary hub in Singapore. It has a strong presence in the Southeast Asianregion, which together with its subsidiary SilkAir, connects Singapore with more international destinations in the region than any other Southeast Asian airline.

For further information, please visit our official website at http://www.singaporeair.com/



7)      Malaysia Airlines

            Malaysia Airlines System Berhad, DBAMalaysia Airlines (abbreviated MAS), is the government-owned flag carrierof Malaysia. Malaysia Airlines operates flights from its home base, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, and its secondary hub in Kota Kinabalu. It has its headquarters on the grounds of Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airportin Subang, Selangor.

            Despite a financial restructuring exercise in 2006, Malaysia Airlines maintains a strong presence in Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Middle Eastand on the Kangaroo Routebetween Europeand Australasia. Malaysia Airlines also operates transatlantic flightsfrom Kuala Lumpurto Buenos Aires, via Cape Town. It operates transpacificflights from Kuala Lumpur to Los Angeles, via Taipei. In 1997, the airline flew the world's longest non-commercial, non-stop flightfrom Boeing Fieldin Seattleto Kuala Lumpur, flying eastward passing the European and African continents and breaking the "Great Circle Distance Without Landing" record for an airliner on a Boeing 777-200ER, longer than the record held by the Boeing 777-200LR.

            Malaysia Airlines' non-aeronautical revenue sources include maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), and aircraft handling. Malaysia Airlines has two airline subsidiaries: Fireflyand MASwings. Firefly operates scheduled flights from its two home bases Penang International Airportand Subang International Airport. The airline focuses on tertiary cities although has recently launched services to Borneo from Kuala Lumpur International Airport. MASwings focuses on inter-Borneoflights. Malaysia Airlines has a freighter fleet operated by MASKargo, which manages freighter flights and aircraft cargo-hold capacity for all Malaysia Airlines' passenger flights. MASCharter is another subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, operating charter flights using Malaysia Airlines' aircraft. After recovering from past losses, Malaysia Airlines is keen on merger and acquisition (M&A) activities: particularly airlines in the Asia Pacificregion. Malaysia Airlines was ranked second with score 88 in Aviation Week's Top Performing Companies which accurately measures financial viability of an airline.

            Since its inception in 1963, after Malayan Airwayswas separated into two parts, Malaysia Airlines has built up a strong brandname in the aviation industry for service and safety, coupled with numerous awards from international bodies such as Skytrax. Malaysia Airlines is accredited by International Air Transport Associationwith IOSA(IATAOperational Safety Audit) for its operational safety practices.

            Malaysia Airlines is one of the seven airlines to be ranked as a 5-star airline by the independent research consultancy firm Skytrax. Malaysia Airlines is also listed among Skytrax's Quality Approved Airlines.

            Malaysia Airlines, along with Air France, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Emirates Airlines, Korean Air, Qantas, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines(from 27 March 2011), South African Airways, and United Airlines, is one of the few airlines that fly to all six inhabited continents.

            Before the introduction of the Business Turnaround Plan, Malaysia Airlines operated 118 domestic routes within Malaysia and 114 international routes across six continents. Malaysia Airlines now flies to 87 destinations across six continents from its primary hub in Kuala Lumpur. It has a particularly strong presence in the Southeast Asia region, which, together with its subsidiary MASWings and Firefly, connects Kuala Lumpur to the most destinations in BorneoIsland. Apart from that, the airline has a key role in the Kangaroo Route, on which the airline provides onward connecting flights from main European gateways to major Australian and New Zealand gateways via Kuala Lumpur International Airport, within 5 hours. Malaysia Airlines also operates transpacificflights from Kuala Lumpur to Los Angeles International Airportvia Taipei. Transatlantic flightsfrom Kuala Lumpur to Newark Liberty International Airportvia Stockholm-Arlanda Airportended October 2009 due to poor passenger loads.

            Under the Business Turnaround Plan, numerous routes had been axed and frequencies reduced. As of September 2007, Malaysia Airlines flies to 88 destinations.

For further information, please visit our official website at http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/



8)      KLM

            Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V., doing business as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Dutch: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, literally "Royal Aviation Company"; usual English translation: Royal Dutch Airlines), is the national airline of the Netherlandsand is part of Air France-KLM. KLM's headquarters are in Amstelveennear its hub at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. KLM operates worldwide scheduled passenger and cargo services to more than 90 destinations. It is the oldest airline in the worldstill operating under its original name. It has 33,000 employees (as of March 2007).

            The merger of KLM with Air Francein May 2004 created Air France-KLM, which is incorporated under French law with headquarters at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. Both Air France and KLM continue to fly under their distinct brand names. Air France-KLM is part of the SkyTeamalliance with Aeroflot, Aeroméxico, Air Europa, Alitalia, China Southern Airlines, Czech Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Kenya Airways, Korean Air, TAROMand Vietnam Airlines.

            KLM is the only carrier on 61 of the routes it operates, representing 45% of its ASKs from the airport. On around 10% of flights (14 routes) it faces competition from two other airlines. Eight of these routes are within Europe - Barcelona, Copenhagen, Helsinki, London-Heathrow, Milan-Malpensa, Oslo-Gardermoen, Prague and Vienna; the other six are Aruba, Bangkok, Curaçao, Taipei, Toronto and Tripoli.

For further information, please visit our official website at http://www.klm.com/



9)      Philippines  Airlines

            Philippine Airlines, Inc.(abbreviated as PAL), also known historically as Philippine Air Lines, is the flag carrierand national airlineof the Philippines. Headquartered in the Philippine National BankFinancial Center in Pasay City, the airline was founded in 1941 and is the oldest commercial airline in Asiaoperating under its original name. Out of its hubs at Ninoy Aquino International Airportof Manilaand Mactan-Cebu International Airportof



10)    Cebu Pacific Air
 
            Cebu Air, Inc., operating as Cebu Pacific Air, is based on the grounds of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Manila Terminal 3), Pasay City, Metro Manila, the Philippines. It offers scheduled flights to both domestic and international destinations. Cebu Pacific Air is currently the country's leading domestic carrier, serving the most domestic destinations with the largest number flights and routes, and equipped with the youngest fleet. Its main base is Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila, with other hubs at Mactan-Cebu International Airport, Francisco Bangoy International Airport and Diosdado Macapagal International Airport.

            The airline is a subsidiary of JG Summit Holdings, controlled by the Gokongwei family - one of the richest Filipino-Chinese families based in the Philippines. Cebu Pacific is currently headed by Lance Gokongwei, presumptive heir of John Gokongwei, the chairman emeritus of JG Summit. The company has 1,182 employees (as of March 2007). In October 2010, the airline completed an IPO of 30.4% of outstanding shares.

            Cebu Pacific flies to 33 domestic destinations, and to 16 international destinations in 10 countries.

For further information, please visit our official website at http://www.cebupacificair.com/



11)    Thai Airways
 
            Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (Thai) is the national flag carrier and largest airline of Thailand. Formed in 1988, the airline's headquarters are located in Chatuchak District, Bangkok, and operates out of Suvarnabhumi Airport. Thai is a founding member of the Star Alliance. Thai is a major shareholder which hold 39% shares of Nok Air—a low-cost Bangkok-based carrier. In August 2010, Thai announced to own 51% of a joint venture for a low-cost airline based in Thailand, with Tiger Airways owning the remaining 49%.

            From its hub at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thai flies to 72 destinations in 35 countries, using a fleet of 85 aircraft. The airline operates one of the 5 longest non-stop commercial flights. The airline operates one of the longest non-stop commercial flights of Boeing 777-300 from Bangkok to Athens(seasonal), and the longest non-stop commercial flight of Boeing 777-200 from Bangkok to Brisbane. Thai Airways International is the first Asia-Pacific airline to serve London Heathrow Airport.

            Skytrax awarded Thai Airways International Worlds Best Cabin Staff and The Best Airline in the World in 2006, while placing second in the Airline of the Year category in 2007. Thai's first class lounge at Suvarnabhumi Airport was awarded World's Best First Class Lounge by Skytrax in 2009. Thai Airways International has received an award for the excellence of its in-flight hygiene measures by the World Health Organization. Thai Airways International is currently an official sponsor of Football Association of Thailand.

For further information, please visit our official website at http://www.thaiairways.com/