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Supporting description: Wings Air aircraft type ATR 72-600 in El-Tari airport area, Kupang (KOE). Photo by Maulana Arif Sincan

K U P A N G – 03 November 2020. Lembata is an archipelago district located at the eastern tip of Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Lately, it is increasingly famous for its natural beauty, socio-cultural, culinary, craft, various local attractions, and others. Interestingly, the mountain air is still very fresh combined with the beautiful scenery of the sea as marine tourism, placing the district of the capital in Lewoleba known as "little paradise in NTT."

For this reason, Wings Air (IW flight code) member of Lion Air Group has plans to fly to Lewoleba soon, making it a new destination and the new route to be served from Kupang on Timor Island, the capital of NTT.

Scheduled flights will be operated from El-Tari Airport, Kupang (KOE) to Wonopito Airport in Lewoleba (LWE) on a round trip (PP). That to increasing the market of the demand traveling by aircraft, to answer domestic air transportation needed, to accelerate economic recovery, supporting the tourism sector, supporting the equalization of economic growth, and create "Trans-NTT" air connectivity and national.

Wings Air confirmed that Lewoleba would become the second new destination after Ruteng that was developed in line with the Trans-NTT business expansion at the initial departure through El-Tari Airport. Kupang has a variety of tourist and business destinations, including delicious culinary offerings that are appetizing. Now, it is so easy to get to Kupang supported by air access from various other cities directly and in transit.

To realize the new routes Lewoleba and Ruteng from Kupang, Wings Air is conducting operational preparations with various relevant party, while prioritizing the aspects of safety, safety, comfort, and as well as health protocol guidelines.

In-flight service, Wings Air operates by ATR 72-500 and ATR 72-600 propellers aircraft. Comfort is more felt because it features a more futuristic interior designed, so passengers can relax when in the cabin, can work, or enjoy the journey by looking at the view because the plane can fly low.

Air Circulation in the Cabin Is Well Maintained

Continuous fresh air quality is supplied with a high cabin air volume update rate, so the air cycle is guaranteed to be clean. In this case, the seriousness of the health of employees and passengers, in line with efforts to ensure the safety and security aspects of the flight.

The airflow from above (cabin ceiling) moves one way down (floor), which minimizes forward and rear air movement in the cab (blown transversally and vertically). The air will be sucked into the floor area through the floor panel level according to the process of the pressurization outflow valves operation.

The air volume of approximately 95 cubic meters in the cabin will always be updated within 5 to 7 minutes by relying on 2 ECS packs Operative mechanisms, 2 pieces of Recirculation and Extraction System (by Environment Control System (ECS)) that ensure the air in the cabin remains fresh.

Wings Air maximizes various measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19, including regulating the process of getting and exiting passengers from aircraft sequentially to minimize overcrowding. On ATR aircraft, boarding and disembarking from back door. This minimizes face-to-face interactions between passengers. The galley at the back also minimizes face-to-face interaction between passengers and cabin crew.

In order to maintain flight health and safety, Wings Air has also improved the sterilization phase of the entire fleet. The aircraft cleaning process is carried out by a team of technicians and Aircraft Interior Exterior Cleaning (AIEC), including Aircraft Interior Cleaning and Aircraft Exterior Cleaning.