Merpati Nusantara Airlines serves the pioneer flights in Maluku

The Aviation News. 9 pioneer flights in Maluku is now served again by Merpati Nusantara Airlines using aircraft types a Casa 212. 9 pioneer flights in Maluku that served by Merpati Nusantara Airlines is namely Saumlaki-Larat, Ambon-Namrole, Ambon-Kisar, Ambon-Banda, Ambon-Amahai, Ambon-Namlea, Ambon-Wahai, Kisar-Saumlaki, and Larat-Langgur.

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The pioneer flights in Maluku has operated again after four months suspended due to a new contract with the bidder winning airline has not been signed. "Since the end of April 2013, Merpati Nusantara Airlines, which won the tender for the aviation pioneer in the Moluccas, and is now was operated again," said the head of the branch Merpati Nusantara Airlines in Ambon, Lano Suprayitno, Tuesday, May 28, 2013.

Previously, the pioneer flights in Maluku has been suspended since the beginning of 2013 until the end of April 2013. It happened because the contract between the government and the airlines that serve the pioneer flights had expired at the end of 2012 and not yet created a new contract for 2013.

According to Chief Dumatubun Airport in Southeast Maluku, Amran Hamid, a new contract was delayed because the subsidy fund for the pioneer flights from the Ministry of Transportation late thawed.

Lano said that after the new contract was made, 2 aircraft of type CN-212 belonging Merpati Nusantara Airlines which can carry up to 15 people immediately operated again. This aircraft serves 9 pioneer flights in Maluku, namely Ambon-Kisar, Ambon-Banda, Ambon-Namlea, Ambon-Namrole, Ambon-Wahai, Ambon-Amahai, Kisar-Saumlaki, Saumlaki-Larat, and Larat-Langgur.

Merpati Nusantara Airlines serves pioneer flights in Maluku

The Aviation News. By using Casa 212 plane, Merpati Nusantara Airlines serving some pioneer flights in Maluku. Pioneer flights in Maluku began serviced Merpati Nusantara Airlines on May 4, 2013. For the eastern part of Indonesia, except in Maluku, Merpati Nusantara Airlines also serves the aviation pioneer in Papua.

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PT Merpati Nusantara Airlines meet the expectations of the people in the province of Maluku. Starting Saturday, May 4, 2013, Merpati Nusantara Airlines, serving the pioneer flights to various regions in Maluku. Using the Casa 212 aircraft, Merpati Nusantara Airlines will increase the mobility of people in Maluku which will conduct business activities, tours, and social activities and cultural politics of one region to another.

In addition to serving the Ambon-Kisar flights, Merpati Nusantara Airlines also serves flights from Kisar towards Saumlaki as much as once a week, the Langgur-Larat flights with the same flight frequency. Flights from Ambon to the Namlea serviced twice a week.

Merpati Nusantara Airlines also serves flights from Kota Ambon at 11:40 pm local time toward Namrole. Expected to arrive in Namrole at 12:25 local time. The flights served by Merpati Nusantara Airlines as much as once a week.

During the year 2013, Merpati Nusantara Airlines has gained the trust of the government to add some of the pioneer flight routes, namely 3 flight routes in Papua, 2 flight routes in Maluku, and 2 flight routes in Sulawesi.

Merpati Nusantara Airlines currently has 32 aircraft. There are 7 aircraft used to serve the pioneer flights consisting of Twin Otter and Casa.

Service contracts of pioneer flights in Maluku will be signed by the end of April 2013

The Aviation News. Pioneer flights in Maluku still not operated since the end of 2013 because the government has not entered into a contract with the airline. According to Chief Dumatubun Airport, Southeast Maluku, contract of pioneer flights services in his work areas to be signed on 29 April 2013. Delay of contracts which should have been agreed upon at the beginning of the year due to delays in disbursement of subsidy funds for operational the pioneer flights.

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Pioneer flights in Maluku has not operated since the contract between the government and the airlines that serve the pioneer routes has expired in late last year.

Head of Dumatubun Airport, Southeast Maluku, Amran Hamid, as the user authority of subsidy fund to pioneer flights in Maluku said that the new contract with the airline that winning of pioneer flights in Maluku for 2013 still has not been made. "Fund subsidy for the aviation pioneers from the central government through the Ministry of Transportation late melted," said Amran, Thursday, April 25, 2013.

Subsidy funds usually received at the beginning of the year, can only be accepted Amran in earlier this week. By receiving the funds, he planned the new aviation pioneer contract was signed on Monday, April 29, 2013. After that, the pioneering flight will operate again.

There are 9 pioneer flight routes in Maluku, ie Ambon-Kisar, Kisar-Saumlaki, Saumlaki-Larat, Larat-Tual, Ambon-Banda, Ambon-Wahai, Ambon-Namlea, Ambon-Namrole, and Kisar-Atambua.