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Garuda Indonesia To Increase Business Relations With Amsterdam
Garuda Indonesia offers discount ticket prices for flights from Jakarta to Amsterdam 50-10 percent for prospective passengers from the ranks of the government district and provincial governments of North Sumatra.
“Discounts are Garuda appreciation for all levels in North Sumatra which has been providing support for the operation and in fact re-route the flight back to active starting June 1, 2010,” said General Manager of Garuda Indonesia, Medan in Medan Muchwendi Harahap, Tuesday (11 / 5). The remark was made at the Public Relations Coordinating Coffee Morning. Garuda Indonesia to host, and attended by Vice Governor of North Sumatra Nugroho Gatot Pujo, and dozens of officials and public relations of the various agencies, including SOEs in North Sumatra.
The selling price of airline tickets Amsterdam Jakarta itself from U.S. $ 1,450 for economy class and U.S. $ 4,620 for executive class. On the flight back to Amsterdam, Garuda also imposes special offers ie buy one ticket get one free ticket. Flights to Amsterdam using the new aircraft Airbus A330-200 transit in Dubai, not in Singapore. The reason, Dubai became one of the world’s new economic center.
Garuda to reopen the route was due to see significant prospects for both passengers from Europe to Indonesia and vice versa because of the historical and include increased business and tourism. Garuda, along with three other airlines namely Mandala Airlines, Airfast, and Premium Water, recently had been allowed to fly back to Europe. In July 2007, all Indonesian airlines banned from flying to the region, especially in terms of safety and security standards.
Vice Governor of North Sumatra Pujo Nugroho Billy hopes that Garuda really become ambassadors of foreign nations. This can be done by providing food / beverage typical Indonesian region, including ethnic goods sold on the plane. For the government of North Sumatra province alone, resumption of flights to Amsterdam is expected to increase tourist visits to North Sumatra and improving business relationships.