Indonesian airspace to welcome new full-service player

INDONESIA’s Pacific Royale Airways is set to launch next month as a full-service carrier operating on domestic as well as international routes, a segment that is currently dominated by national airline Garuda Indonesia.

Pacific Royale Airways CEO Samudra Sukardi said: “Our mission at Pacific Royale Airways is to enter Indonesia’s market to address the public concerns in flight safety, punctuality and good services.”

Due to receive its Air Operator’s Certificate in mid-March, the airline has so far been granted approval to launch routes from four Indonesian hubs including Bandung, Surabaya and Jakarta, and to operate 62 domestic and 11 international city pairs. International destinations such as Mumbai, Singapore, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur are on the cards.

Domestic operations will start with two Airbus A320-200 aircraft, while two Fokker 50 planes will be deployed to serve feeder destinations within the country. Three additional Fokker 50s and two more A320s will arrive in May, with an Airbus A330 aircraft scheduled to arrive by year-end.

Meanwhile, Pacific Royale Airways has partnered with Abacus International to allow travel consultants within the Abacus network to access its published fares and inventory.

“As we plan to operate domestic flights and potential international flights to Asia, we hope to leverage on Abacus’ network to drive sales and yield,” explained Samudra.

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