AirAsia Indonesia eyes 4m Jakarta passengers

AirAsia Indonesia aims to transport approximately four million passengers from and to its Jakarta hub alone in 2012, 33 per cent up from this year's estimated 3 million.

In a statement from Jakarta today, the airline said the integration of its operations at Terminal 3, Soekarno Hatta International Airport, will enable guests to seamlessly transfer between domestic and international flights and vice versa.

"In addition, our Fly Thru facility enables connection from Jakarta to many exciting destinations such as Melbourne, Gold Coast, Chengdu, Hangzhou (Shanghai), Muumbai, Christchurch, New Delhi, Seoul, Tokyo, Osaka, Taipei, Paris and London.

"In the long run, we hope to transform Jakarta into a critical international transit hub," president director of AirAsia Indonesia, Dharmadi said.

He said Air Asia Indonesia operates a brand new fleet of Airbus A320s, which by year-end will consist of 16 aircraft.

"Five ordered planes are set to be delivered in 2012, which will make a total fleet of 21," he said.

Yesterday, AirAsia Indonesia unveiled its sophisticated green home at Terminal 3.

The state-of-the-art terminal, which formerly housed only Indonesian domestic flights, will officially be open for international flights from today.

"The sleek and eco-friendly Terminal 3 has served as AirAsia Indonesia's main base of domestic operations since April 15, 2009.

"The airline now consolidates its Jakarta hub operations under one roof by serving both domestic and international flights from Terminal 3," Dharmadi said.

He added that for passengers' convenience, AirAsia Indonesia provides four and five self check-in kiosks for domestic and international flights respectively.

"Guests are able to check in from these kiosks 24 hours prior and up to one hour before the scheduled departure time," he said. -- Bernama