Garuda Indonesia Reopens Pekanbaru-Padang Route

Pekanbaru, Riau, April 16 (Antara) - Garuda Indonesia Airways officially reopened the Pekanbaru-Padang flight route to help promote tourism in the country. "The Pekanbaru-Padang flight route was closed by Garuda Indonesia in the end of 1990s," General Manager of Garuda Indonesia`s Branch Office in Pekanbaru Suyatno Rifat said here on Monday. Garuda used Canada-made Bombardier aircraft of CRJ 1000 Next Generation type. The travel time is estimated at 45 minutes. "The price of the ticket starts from Rp360,000 per passenger," he said. Previously, Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport in Pekanbaru served six domestic flight routes such as Pekanbaru-Jakarta, Pekanbaru-Medan, Pekanbaru-Batam, Pekanbaru-Pangkal Pinang, Pekanbaru-Bandung and Pekanbaru-Yogyakarta. It also has international flights routes serving Pekanbaru-Malacca, Pekanbaru-Kualalumpur, Pekanbaru-Johor and Pekanbaru-Singapore.