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Other advantages of transit-free routes: increasing business and economic potential in East Java and North Kalimantan which has a positive impact on the wider connectivity of business people and tourists and facilitating the delivery of cargoes from agriculture, livestock, UMKM and Fisheries

S U R A B A Y A - March 17, 2023. Lion Air (JT Flight Code) member of Lion Air Group announced that it is flying back a direct flight route from Surabaya to Tarakan without transit. This route is served on a scheduled passenger basis (regular flight). The decision to reopen the Surabaya - Tarakan direct route was based on growing demand. 

Lion Air's flight schedule is available round trip using Boeing 737-900ER (215 economy class seats) and Boeing 737-800NG (189 economy class seats).

• from Surabaya to Tarakan with flight number JT-268 will depart at 08.45 WIB and arrive in Tarakan at 11.45 WITA. 
• The return flight from Tarakan to Surabaya using JT-267 departs at 12.40 WITA and arrives in Surabaya at 13.45 WIB.

Lion Air Surabaya to Tarakan flights have several advantages, including ramadan and Eid al-Fitr, including:

1. Making it easier to go home to their hometowns for residents in East Java and North Kalimantan using airplanes.

2. Saving travel time from Surabaya to Tarakan becomes shorter compared to flights that have to transit. 

3. Keeping the tradition, that direct flights, families separated by distance between Surabaya and Tarakan are easier to get together and celebrate the moment together.

4. Connectivity with the airline's flight service coverage throughout Indonesia, so that business people and tourists can easily connect to other cities from Surabaya and Tarakan.

5. The available flight schedules are the right choice for business people and tourists

6. Increase business potential. During Ramadan and Eid, the demand for certain products increases sharply, such as clothing, specialties and souvenirs.The availability of direct flights, manufacturers and sellers in Surabaya and Tarakan easily deliver their products to the markets in both cities.

The Movement of UMKM Products is Getting Smoother

The Surabaya and Tarakan routes can support the Bangga Berwisata di Indonesia and Bangga Buatan Indonesia movements through the ease of transporting cargo from agriculture, livestock, UMKM and fisheries. Lion Air can facilitate the delivery of cargo to and from both destinations more efficiently and quickly. The added value will help business actors in both cities in developing their businesses, especially the export and import of the products produced.

Examples 

East Java produces mostly agriculture: rice, corn, sugarcane, coffee, cloves and peanuts.  Farms: cows, buffaloes, goats, chickens, ducks and catfish. UMKM: batik, woven fabrics, bamboo handicrafts, silver handicrafts and typical culinary such as rawon, satay, lontong balap and rujak cingur. Fisheries: tuna, shrimp, grouper, squid and crab.

• With a direct flight route, these goods can be delivered to Tarakan more quickly and safely.

   

  North Kalimantan is dominated by agricultural products: rice, corn, sweet potatoes, green beans and oil palm Livestock: cattle, buffalo, goats, chickens, ducks and catfish. UMKM: weaving, wood crafts, rattan crafts and typical culinary such as yellow rice, spicy porridge and ketupat kandangan. Fisheries: cob fish, mackerel, shrimp, whitefish and grouper.

• With direct flight routes, entrepreneurs in various sectors can deliver their products to Surabaya and to other cities in Indonesia more easily and quickly.

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*) For this statement, media colleagues may use excerpts from Corporate Communications Strategic of Lion Air, Danang Mandala Prihantoro.

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CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS 

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Danang Mandala Prihantoro

Corporate Communications Strategic

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