Garuda Indonesia targeting the market of New York and Los Angeles as a destination of the flight route to the United States after Indonesia passed a Category 1 safety standards of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Vice President Corporate Communications Garuda Indonesia Benny S Butarbutar after a review of Terminal 3 Soetta in Tangerang on Monday, said the plan would be two to three flights a week.
“I do a lot first, two till three times a week in order to be consistent,” he said.
Benny revealed the first step is to gain market confidence first.
“Because when the audit was announced, the airline competitive, if we are consistent, market confidence will be lost,” he said.
He said the City of New York have been selected for as a business center, while Los Angeles also has its own market.
Currently, he added, it could not fly directly (direct flight) to the United States and plans to make the city of Narita, Japan as a hub.
“If Haneda more domestic flights, so we choose Narita,” he said.
However, he did not dismiss the future will serve as the preferred direct flights of passengers, such as the Jakarta-Amsterdam and London-Jakarta.
Benny said the aircraft will be used, namely the large aircraft Boeing 777 class.”We also bring new aircraft because of the technology that is owned, more aerodynamic and can save 10-15 percent of aviation fuel,” he said.
The reason, he added, from the structure of operating costs, fuel accounting for 40 percent.She also target occupancy rate (load factor) to 75 percent in order to sustain revenue.
“If only 60 percent, you can not, Ideally 75 percent,” he said.
Indonesia officially qualify for category 1 safety standard FAA Aviation Authority of the United States, equivalent to Singapore, the Philippines, Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia for the ASEAN countries.
Thus, throughout the national carrier can roam the skies Uncle Sam’s after eight years are not allowed.
Source: Antara
