On February 1ST coming, Malaysian Airlines (MAS) will open air transport route of Jogja-Kuala Lumpur and Kuala Lumpur-Jogja. Air transport schedule will be planned three of times within a week, on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. Air transport of MH 858 will apply airplane Boeing 737-400 departs from Yogyakarta at 11:40 AM and arrives at Kuala Lumpur at 15:05 PM, and air transport departures of MH 857 of Kuala Lumpur at 09:20 AM and arrives at 10:15 AM in Yogyakarta.
The flight will use two configuration classes that is 128 economy and 16 business class. In the international flight route, Malaysia Airlines offers lowest price ticket vise-versa at cost USD 106 not including tax and or other charge, and sold through sale office of MAS or travel agent in Yogyakarta from all Indonesia.
Tazbir (The Head of Tourism Department of Yogyakarta) said that his side has done coordination with various party/sides either with the organizer Adisutjipto Airport and also with tourism perpetrator to prepare re-opened those international flight. Tazbir adds that at this January-February,Yogyakarta will open two international flight firms that are Malaysian Airlines and Air Asia. Dzulkefli Zakaria (Malaysia Airlines Area Manager Indonesia) said that MAS has operated air transport from towns in Indonesia like Jakarta, Medan, Denpasar and Surabaya to Malaysia with connection more than 100 destinations in the world.
With existence of two foreign firms of that, we hope it can give many contributions at development of tourism of Yogyakarta. This is direct support for Visit Indonesia Year 2008 program.
Source: www.seputar-indonesia.com
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