THE number of flights between Singapore and Indonesia is going up yet again, with Tiger Airways being the latest to announce the launch of daily services to Jogjakarta and Bandung.
Beginning July 1, flights will depart Singapore for Jogjakarta at 13.05 and arrive at 14.20. On the return leg, flights leave Jogjakarta at 14.50 and touch down in Singapore at 18.05.
The new Bandung service starts on August 1, with flights to depart Singapore at 10.15 and land at 11.00 every day. Return flights leave Bandung at 11.40 and reach at 14.35.
The LCC currently operates routes to five other Indonesian destinations from Singapore, namely Bali, Medan, Jakarta, Pekanbaru and Surabaya.
Ho Yuen Sang, managing director, Tiger Airways Singapore, said: “Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world, and is one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets.
“The Jakarta airport is currently experiencing some air traffic congestion… To better facilitate air travel between the two countries, Tiger Airways have decided to bring its services to more second-tier cities.”
SilkAir had last week announced it would launch thrice-weekly flights from Singapore to Semarang and Makassar, to commence on July 29 and August 1 respectively (TTG Asia e-Daily, May 3, 2013).
Tiger Airways has rolled out S$10 (US$8) promotional fares to mark the launch of the new routes, excluding taxes and other charges. Reservations can be made from today until May 13, for travel between July 1, 2013 and March 29, 2014.
