Beach tourist resort of Pangandaran, Ciamis regency, West Java, is one of popular recreation. Tourists from various cities in Java, especially Jakarta and Bandung, making it as an option to spend the holidays.
So far, the journey to tourist areas on the southern tip of Java island was taken by landline. Now, citizens of Jakarta or Bandung who want to relax into the place no longer need to bother, and drive traffic. Susi Air aircraft authorized to serve the public passenger flight from Jakarta to Pangandaran and Bandung-Pangandaran, round trip.
President and CEO of Air Susi, Susi Pudjiastuti, in the inauguration of prime Susi Air flight, in Pangandaran, last weekend, said the airline services as an effort to support community facilities within the air transportation facilities.
Operation of the aircraft Susi Susi Air is the initiative as a native Pudjiastuti Pangandaran area, as well as the owner of the airline. He hopes to help increase the variety of potential areas of Pangandaran and surrounding areas better. "The aircraft will facilitate and accelerate to travel from Jakarta to Pangandaran which only takes an hour," he said.
He said the aircraft operational Susi Air is a response to public expectations Pangandaran or local and foreign tourists who want to use air transportation from Jakarta and Bandung to Pangandaran.
He considered Pangandaran area has enough potential to attract tourism enjoyed by local and foreign tourists so that the existence of Susi Air aircraft have easy means of transport by plane. "Because there are many who expect special flight to Pangandaran or otherwise, from Pangandaran to Bandung and Jakarta," he said.
New aircraft
To serve this new route, Susi Air using the new aircraft type Cesna Grand Caravan. Berpenumpang aircraft was being driven by the 12 foreign pilots who are trained and experienced.
The aircraft is operated only one unit to two times every day of departure, which occupies the terminal at Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport, Jakarta, and Husein Sastranegara Airport, Bandung, and the Airport Nusa pleat Pangandaran.
Flight schedules Jakarta, Bandung-Pangandaran at 10:10 pm, stopped in Bandung at around 10:40 pm and arrive in Pangandaran at around 11:40 pm. The second departure from Jakarta to Pangandaran at 16:20 pm, arriving at Pangandaran at 17:20 pm.
In contrast, departure from Pangandaran at 06.00 am arriving in Jakarta at about 07.00 WIB, the second departure of Pangandaran at 11:50 pm, stopped in Bandung at around 12:20 pm, and arrived in Jakarta at about 13:30 pm.
The price of airline tickets from Jakarta to Pangandaran Rp 600,000, Jakarta-Bandung Rp 300,000, and Pangandaran, Bandung Rp 350.000 passengers per one person.
In the meantime, Susi Air flights also Cilacap, Jakarta (pp) at a price of Rp 675,000 per ticket one passenger.
It is said Susi, while booking the tickets can only be done at the airport, but the plan could be ordering online. "Yes to the future we will serve the best including the ease of booking online in a way," katanya.
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