Citilink To Open Pekanbaru-Yogyakarta Route

Pekanbaru, Riau, Aug 21 (Antara) - Citilink, the low-cost subsidiary of Garuda Indonesia, will start operations on the Pekanbaru-Yogyakarta route, starting from August 25, 2014, according to Pekanbaru Citilink District Manager Ridwan. "Citilink will use an Airbus A320 airplane with the capacity of 180 seats to operate a daily flight on the Pekanbaru-Yogyakarta route, starting from August 25," Ridwan stated here on Thursday. He opined that the Pekanbaru-Yogyakarta route is promising for Citilink. Since obtaining the Air Operator`s Certificate in August 2012, Citilink has flown 8 million passengers by the end of 2013, with occupation rate of 85 percent and On Time Arrival 87 percent. In 2014, Citilink is the solely scheduled airline, which operates flights to/from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and also to/from Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, both in Jakarta.