PT Angkasa Pura II, Indonesia’s largest airport operator, is pushing ahead with the construction of a new goods-handling facility in Jakarta, betting the movement of cargo will help an industry laid to waste by the reduction in passenger flights, Bloomberg reports. It’s calling upon third parties that are interested in investing alongside it to submit proposals in the fourth quarter. The total investment is “estimated to be 7.5 trillion to 8 trillion rupiah ($545 million),” President … [Read more...] about Indonesia’s biggest airport operator looks to cargo amidst slump
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Korean Air volunteer group heads to Tondano, Indonesia
One of Korean Air’s volunteer groups, Sarangnanum – which means to share love – flew to Indonesia to perform its first volunteer activity for 2017. On 23 January 2017, 20 members of the group went to Tondano region in Sulawes, Indonesia, for a week to help the local community. Tondano is a small region located on Sulawesi Island, the 11th biggest island in the world, and approximately 35km away from Manado, the capital city of the North Sulawesi. Most of the residents there rely … [Read more...] about Korean Air volunteer group heads to Tondano, Indonesia
Indonesia announces “big bang” opening up including logistics, e-commerce sectors
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo unveiled plans this week for a "big bang" loosening of restrictions on foreign investment covering nearly 50 sectors of the economy - including the logistics sector - in order to stimulate economic expansion to reach a 7.0 per cent year-on-year gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate by 2019. The changes to Indonesia's Negative Investment List (Dafter Negatif Investasi) - the document that stipulates to what extent foreign investors can own businesses in … [Read more...] about Indonesia announces “big bang” opening up including logistics, e-commerce sectors
Bad weather hampers Indonesia crash recovery
Bad weather on Wednesday hampered efforts to recover the bodies of 54 passengers and crew killed when a plane operated by Indonesian carrier Trigana Air crashed in remote eastern Indonesia. The ATR 42-300 twin-turboprop went down on Sunday during a short flight in bad weather in Papua province, killing everyone on board. Rescuers finally reached the crash site, near the settlement of Oksibil that had been the plane's destination, two days later after initial efforts were hindered by the … [Read more...] about Bad weather hampers Indonesia crash recovery
Jetstar adds three SEA destinations
Jetstar Asia is expanding its coverage in Southeast Asia with the launch of direct flights to three new destinations using A320 equipment. From this fall, the Singapore-based low-cost carrier will launch services to the Indonesian cities of Palembang and Pekanbaru and Danang in central Vietnam. Flights to Palembang and Pekanbaru, the second and third largest cities in Sumatra, will start on 29 October and 5 November respectively and both routes will operate three times a week. Flights to … [Read more...] about Jetstar adds three SEA destinations
Garuda teams up with Cardig in cargo
Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has signed an agreement with local cargo carrier Cardig Air to coordinate on cargo shipping throughout the region. During the initial stage of cooperation that will take effect in July, Garuda will have the rights to sell freight space aboard Cardig Air flights that serve routes to Surabaya, East Java, Denpasar, Bali, and Dili in Timor Leste. Meanwhile, Cardig Air will have the rights to market Garuda’s cargo space on 76 domestic and international … [Read more...] about Garuda teams up with Cardig in cargo
