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Wed, 02/18/2009 - 15:32
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HUNDREDS OF LION AIR PASSENGERS STRANDED AT SENTANI AIRPORT
Jayapura, Feb 18 (ANTARA) - Hundreds of Lion Air passengers headed for Makassar and Jakarta were stranded at Sentani airport here on Wednesday because their flight was delayed longer than promised.
They were disappointed after their flight, GT 795, which was scheduled to leave Sentani airport at 8 am local time was delayed because of a technical problem.
A Lion Air technician, Fathir, said due to the technical problem, the flight to Makassar and Jakarta would be delayed for about one hour. However, even after 10 am, there was no information when the plane would depart.
Some of the passengers said they had been waiting at the airport since 6 in the morning.
"We have been waiting here since 6 o'clock in the morning but until now we have no idea when we will leave," said Edy, one of the passengers for Makassar.
Meanwhile, Rini, another passenger for Jakarta, said she was bitterly disappointed about Lion Air's service because the delay would disturb her business appointments in Jakarta.
"I am bitterly disappointed because the flight's delay has messed up my business schedule in Jakarta today," Rini said in a sullen mood.
Lion Air is Indonesia's largest private carrier and Asia's first hybrid carrier offering both economic and business class seating.
Since May 2008, Lion Air has been operating scheduled passenger services on an extensive domestic network from Jakarta to at least 40 destinations with 210 daily flights.
Lion Air also flies to Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia.
The airline was established in October 1999 and started its operations on June 30, 2000, when it began scheduled passenger services between Jakarta and Pontianak, West Kalimantan, using a leased Boeing 737-200 aircraft.
They were disappointed after their flight, GT 795, which was scheduled to leave Sentani airport at 8 am local time was delayed because of a technical problem.
A Lion Air technician, Fathir, said due to the technical problem, the flight to Makassar and Jakarta would be delayed for about one hour. However, even after 10 am, there was no information when the plane would depart.
Some of the passengers said they had been waiting at the airport since 6 in the morning.
"We have been waiting here since 6 o'clock in the morning but until now we have no idea when we will leave," said Edy, one of the passengers for Makassar.
Meanwhile, Rini, another passenger for Jakarta, said she was bitterly disappointed about Lion Air's service because the delay would disturb her business appointments in Jakarta.
"I am bitterly disappointed because the flight's delay has messed up my business schedule in Jakarta today," Rini said in a sullen mood.
Lion Air is Indonesia's largest private carrier and Asia's first hybrid carrier offering both economic and business class seating.
Since May 2008, Lion Air has been operating scheduled passenger services on an extensive domestic network from Jakarta to at least 40 destinations with 210 daily flights.
Lion Air also flies to Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia.
The airline was established in October 1999 and started its operations on June 30, 2000, when it began scheduled passenger services between Jakarta and Pontianak, West Kalimantan, using a leased Boeing 737-200 aircraft.
