| To expand its flight network expansion into India, Garuda Indonesia prepares for cooperation with code share airline in India, Jet Airways. In addition to Garuda Indonesia, there are some national airline is also interested to serve the Indonesia-India flight, such as Lion Air and Indonesia AirAsia. |
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Indonesian Ambassador to India, Rizali Indrakesuma W, said the government will seek to facilitate the wishes of private airlines. The steps to encourage the government of India is willing to open direct air flight connectivity between the cities in the country with Indonesia. "Initially, the Indonesian government is not willing to transfer the Garuda flight to India to other private airlines. But lately, the government realized can not rely solely on the Garuda flight air to enter the market in India," he said as quoted travelbizmonitor, Monday (28/1 / 2013).
He confessed that Lion Air and AirAsia Indonesia has also approached the government for approval route to India. Air connectivity is an important factor related to the tourism sector cooperation between the two countries. "If we could have cooperation with India direct flight there will be a significant increase in the number of trips to both countries. All neighboring countries reap the benefits of the tourism sector as they have direct air connectivity with India such as Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and others," said him.
He put the number of Indian tourists to Indonesia continues to grow from year to year, although growth is not as expected. The number of Indian tourists to Indonesia by 1.5 million in 2012, up from 2010 a new 1 million. "Our target for 2013 is two million," he said. Steps reach that amount, he said, through the participation of Indonesia in traveling exhibitions, sales missions, cultural festivals, and more.
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