... We are happy that we can expand our flight services from two flight hubs of Medan and Surabaya... "Jakarta (ANTARA News) - AirAsia Indonesia has started maiden flights on four new routes, namely two from Medan (N Sumatra) to Banda Aceh and Pekan Baru and the other two from Surabaya to Jakarta and to Semarang, its director said.
"We are happy that we can expand our flight services from two flight hubs of Medan and Surabaya," AirAsia Indonesia President Director Dharmadi said here on Saturday.
Dharmadi said that the maiden flights departed from Medan to Pekanbaru at 7.50 am and from Medan to Banda Aceh from 11 am.
In the meantime, the flight from Surabaya to Jakarta departed at 5.55 am and from Surabaya to Semarang at 9.20 am, he said.
For the maiden flight events, the airlines held two separate parties on Saturday, namely in Medan and Surabaya. The first passenger from Medan was awarded with a hat and a T-shirt.
The first passenger at Surabaya first flight also was given a gift of notebook and T-shirt. The parties were held in the run-up to the airlines' eighth anniversary, he said.
AirAsia Indonesia now has a fleet of 20 Airbus A320s and will continue to increase the number of its airplanes in line with its business expansion scheme to serve domestic flights.***2***
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