BALI – The national airline Garuda Indonesia today, Sunday (4/12) has again expanded its international flight network to Bali through flight services for the Seoul (Incheon) – Denpasar (Bali) route pp. The inauguration of the flight was marked by the inaugural flight of GA 871 using the A330-300 fleet which has a capacity of 251 passengers consisting of a configuration of 36 business seats and 215 economy seats. On the inaugural flight from Incheon, Seoul, Garuda Indonesia carried at least 141 passengers to Bali.
Garuda Indonesia President Director Irfan Setiaputra said that the reopening of the flight route was a form of Garuda Indonesia’s commitment and support for the recovery of the national tourism industry, especially Bali as one of Indonesia’s strategic tourism hubs.
“For more than three decades, Garuda Indonesia has bridged and supported bilateral relations between Korea and Indonesia, which continue to show improvement in all aspects, both economic, cultural and tourism. “We hope that with the opening of the Seoul to Bali flight, we can maximize the traffic of foreign tourists from the East Asia region, especially South Korea, as one of the countries with promising potential for tourist arrivals for Indonesia,” said Irfan.
“With this flight, tourists from South Korea will be able to access various tourist destinations in the Central and Eastern regions of Indonesia with a choice of a variety of flight schedules that are more seamless from one of the existing flight hubs served by Garuda Indonesia,” continued Irfan.
The Seoul (Incheon) – Bali return flight will then be operated twice a week, namely on Sundays and Mondays which will be served from Incheon International Airport, Seoul with GA 871 and will depart from Incheon International Airport at 11.35 LT and is scheduled to arrive at I Gusti Ngurah Rai international airport at 17.50 WIB. Meanwhile, flights from Bali to Incheon, Seoul will be served by GA870 which will depart from I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport at 01.25 WITA and arrive in Incheon at 09.15 LT.
Meanwhile, the Governor of Bali, Wayan Koster said that, “We appreciate Garuda Indonesia for making the hard work of opening flights from Seoul to Bali. This will accelerate our joint efforts to recover Bali tourism, after more than 2 years of experiencing a pandemic which has had an impact on the tourism sector. economy”.
“Bali as a safe, comfortable and conducive destination to visit is of course a form of joint hard work including support from Garuda Indonesia. This is a shared momentum that we should be grateful for amid the momentum of tourist growth which continues to show positive trends that must be continuously optimized by ensuring consistency,” he said. implementation of health protocols and handling of the pandemic can be well maintained,” said Koster.
In an effort to provide added value to service users on this inaugural flight, Garuda Indonesia is also working with various partners to provide added value flight services on the operation of these routes. Some of the added value provided is a pick-up service for selected service users using the Hyundai IONIQ5 and Hyundai STARIA, personal health kits from Hyundai, Indonesian specialty coffee from Tanamera and Hyundai, chocolate bars from D’Lanier, 7-day internet roaming packages and souvenirs. from Telkomsel to photoshoot vouchers in Korea from Sweet Escape.
“The operation of international flight services from Seoul to Bali is also an important momentum for the company’s ongoing efforts to optimize the international aviation market in encouraging increased foreign tourist arrivals to various leading Indonesian tourist destinations, as we have done through the opening of the Narita – Denpasar, Melbourne route. – Jakarta, arriving in the near future through the opening of the Melbourne – Bali route,” concluded Irfan.***
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