Wednesday, April 17, 2013




: Posted on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 - 3:38 AM

The Aviation News. On Monday, April 15, 2013, Garuda Indonesia has opened the flight service with the route of Medan-Batam, Medan-Padang, Medan-Palembang, and Padang-Pekanbaru. The Opening from the 4 new routes are associated with the use of the city of Medan as hubs for Garuda Indonesia.
Garuda Indonesia, Bombardier CRJ1000. AeroTourismNews
Garuda Indonesia began Monday, April 15, 2013 has opened four new routes from the city of Medan to other cities on the island of Sumatra, namely Medan-Batam, Medan-Padang, Medan-Palembang, and Padang-Pekanbaru. This is in line with the plans of Garuda Indonesia to make the city of Medan as hubs that serving flight routes with destinations in Sumatra Island and to abroad, such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Penang.

Main Director of Garuda Indonesia, Emirsyah Satar, said that the construction of the hub is also to support the Master Plan for the Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesian Economic Development. "Development hub in Medan and the opening of new flight network is also a form of support from Garuda Indonesia for the acceleration of the national economy," he said, Monday, April 15, 2013.

The flight will be served each day by operating the Bombardier CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft which has a capacity of 96 seats, consisting of 12 executive seats and 84 economy seats. Flights Medan-Batam (GA 270), departing from Medan at 10.40 local time, and arrived in Pekanbaru at 12.00 local time. Flights Batam-Medan (GA 271), departing from Batam at 12.45 local time, and arrive in Medan at 14:05 local time. Flights Medan-Padang (GA 262), departing from Medan at 14:50 local time, and arrive in Padang at 16.00 local time. Flight-Medan Padang (GA 263), departs from Padang at 19.45 local time, and arrive in Medan at 20:50 local time. Flights Medan-Palembang (GA 266), departing from Medan at 06.00 local time, and arrive in Palembang at 07:40 local time. Flights Palembang-Medan (GA 267), departed from Palembang at 08:20 local time, and arrive in Medan at 09:55 local time.

In addition to the routes, along with the arrival of new aircraft, Garuda Indonesia will also open up some domestic routes in the near future. Among other Batam-Pekanbaru and Medan-Pekanbaru that operated starting May 1, 2013, Jakarta-Bengkulu, Jakarta-Tanjung Pandan operated starting May 15, 2013, Surabaya-Denpasar that operated starting May 19, 2013, and the international route of Medan-Penang will be operated starting June 1, 2013.


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