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57032
Thu, 04/23/2009 - 14:20
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AUSTRALIA OFFERS FUNDING SUPPORT TO MARKET GARUDA'S SERVICES
Brisbane, April 23 (ANTARA) - Australia's Northern Territory (NT) has offered funding support for the marketing of Indonesian national flag-carrier Garuda's services in Darwin.
The offer was conveyed by Northern Territory's Minister for Asian Relations Christopher Bruce Burns to demonstrate NT's serious attempts to maintain the presence of the Indonesian flag-carrier in Darwin which is almost 30 years old.
"I will do anything to return Garuda to Darwin," he said in a press statement on Garuda's decision to close its Denpasar-Darwin direct flight as of April 22, 2009.
Dr Christopher Bruce Burns, who is also NT's minister for business, tourism, trade and defense affairs, said he had personally approached the concerned Indonesian officials and Garuda's managers on that matter.
Burns had talked to State Enterprises Minister Sofyan Djalil, Indonesian Consul in Darwin Harbangan Napitupulu, and Garuda Indonesia General Manager in Darwin Syahrul Tahir. He had also sent a letter to Garuda President Director Emirsyah Satar.
He hoped that the Indonesian government and the Garuda management could reconsider the decision to stop operating Darwin-Denpasar flight services which had existed since 1980.
The NT minister said Garuda contributed significant relations between Darwin and Indonesia, and the Northern Territory government was doing everything to see Garuda continue its services in Darwin.
He planned to visit Indonesia to meet Minister Sofyan Djalil and Garuda President Director Emirsyah Satar to discuss about the issue.
Arvinanto Soeriaatmadja, second secretary at the Indonesian consulate in Darwin told ANTARA earlier that NT hoped Garuda would not stop its Denpasar-Darwin flight route because Darwin was a "gate" of Australia to Asia.
Previously, the Indonesian tourism and cultural ministry's foreign affairs director, I Gde Pitana also regretted the decision of Garuda to close the Darwin-Denpasar route following the global economic crisis because it could be counterproductive for Indonesia's efforts to attract 480,000 Australian tourists this year.
The offer was conveyed by Northern Territory's Minister for Asian Relations Christopher Bruce Burns to demonstrate NT's serious attempts to maintain the presence of the Indonesian flag-carrier in Darwin which is almost 30 years old.
"I will do anything to return Garuda to Darwin," he said in a press statement on Garuda's decision to close its Denpasar-Darwin direct flight as of April 22, 2009.
Dr Christopher Bruce Burns, who is also NT's minister for business, tourism, trade and defense affairs, said he had personally approached the concerned Indonesian officials and Garuda's managers on that matter.
Burns had talked to State Enterprises Minister Sofyan Djalil, Indonesian Consul in Darwin Harbangan Napitupulu, and Garuda Indonesia General Manager in Darwin Syahrul Tahir. He had also sent a letter to Garuda President Director Emirsyah Satar.
He hoped that the Indonesian government and the Garuda management could reconsider the decision to stop operating Darwin-Denpasar flight services which had existed since 1980.
The NT minister said Garuda contributed significant relations between Darwin and Indonesia, and the Northern Territory government was doing everything to see Garuda continue its services in Darwin.
He planned to visit Indonesia to meet Minister Sofyan Djalil and Garuda President Director Emirsyah Satar to discuss about the issue.
Arvinanto Soeriaatmadja, second secretary at the Indonesian consulate in Darwin told ANTARA earlier that NT hoped Garuda would not stop its Denpasar-Darwin flight route because Darwin was a "gate" of Australia to Asia.
Previously, the Indonesian tourism and cultural ministry's foreign affairs director, I Gde Pitana also regretted the decision of Garuda to close the Darwin-Denpasar route following the global economic crisis because it could be counterproductive for Indonesia's efforts to attract 480,000 Australian tourists this year.
