AirAsia Stop Flights from Jakarta to Semarang

Indobusiness - As of July 1, 2013 later, Indonesia AirAsia airline will stop flying Jakarta-Semarang route. During this time, the low cost carriers serving the route cost as much as twice a day.

"We will stop by July 1, 2013 flight route from Jakarta to Semarang. Policy is part of the company's strategy, which want to optimize the flight rerouting it to the other," said Communications Manager of PT Indonesia Air Asia Audrey Progastama Petriny, as quoted by the Tribune Central Java, Tuesday (04/06/2013).

Audrey said, with the cessation of flights Semarang-Jakarta route, AirAsia provides three options for passengers who had already booked tickets on July 1, 2013 or thereafter.

"The first option, passengers can fit ticket refund. While the second option, passengers can do the credit sale. Was kind of deposit options to purchase tickets at AirAsia another route. Example, the price of Rp 1 million tickets, passengers can use it to purchase price the same ticket to another route, "explained Audrey.

For the third option, the passengers who had already bought tickets can change the flight dates before July 1, 2013.

"We closed the Semarang-Jakarta flight not because of a decrease in passenger occupancy or load factor. We will increase the frequency of flights, instead of opening a new route.'ll Immediately informed, which is the plus," he said.

As for the Semarang-Kuala Lumpur route, Semarang and Singapore, and Semarang-Surabaya, according to Audrey, AirAsia is still serving passenger lines.