GARUDA Indonesia’s Singapore-Makassar service will operate via Balikpapan, effective July 27, 2012.
The extended service will operate four times a week from Changi Airport Terminal 3, departing at 14.00 and arriving in Balikpapan at 16.25. The same aircraft will then continue on to Makassar at 17.15, arriving at 18.20.
The return flight from Makassar will leave Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport at 8.55 the next day, arriving at Balikpapan’s Sepinggan International Airport at 10.05. It then takes off for Singapore at 10.55 and touches down at Changi Airport at 13.10.
The Singapore-Balikpapan-Makassar route will operate using the Boeing 737-500 aircraft, which can accommodate 12 passengers in its executive class, and 84 in its economy class.
“We are constantly looking to improve our flight offerings to provide Singapore travellers with better connectivity to Indonesia,” said Nicodemus Lampe, vice president, Area Asia, Garuda Indonesia.
“Balikpapan is a seaport city, well positioned as a business hub with a variety of offerings for both corporate and leisure travellers. It has remarkable growth potential and we’ve been seeing a significant rise in domestic demand for air travel between Makassar and Balikpapan,” he added.
With the addition of the Balikpapan route, Garuda will operate close to 70 weekly flights from Singapore to four Indonesian destinations including Bali, Jakarta and Makassar.
