Garuda to Adjust Flight Schedules During APEC

Jakarta, Sept 26 (Antara) - National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will adjust its flight schedules during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting in Bali from October 6 to 9, 2013, said its official.

"Due to the APEC CEO Summit 2013 in Denpasar, Bali, from October 6 to 9, Garuda Indonesia will adjust its flight schedules from various cities to Denpasar," noted Garuda's Vice President for Corporate Communications Pujobroto in a press release on Wednesday.

He said Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar will be closed from October 6 to 8, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and on October 9 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time because of the APEC summit.

"Garuda Indonesia will not be operating 139 flights from Denpasar to Narita, Osaka, Haneda, Singapore, Surabaya, Jogjakarta, Bandung, Lombok, Makassar, and Jakarta when the airport is closed," he added.

Pujobroto explained that Garuda will also adjust the departure time of 91 flights from Denpasar to Australia, Korea, Singapore, and some other domestic flights.

He added that the routes of 12 flights will be changed - Cengkareng-Denpasar-Kupang will be changed to Cengkareng-Surabaya-Kupang, and Cengkareng-Denpasar-Jayapura-Timika will be changed to Cengkareng-Makassar-Jayapura-Timika.

Pujobroto mentioned that prospective Garuda passengers who would like to confirm and check Garuda departure schedules can either contact Garuda's 24-hour call centre at 021-2351 9999 or 0804 1 807 807, or visit the website at www.garuda-indonesia.com. (*/DWA)