Batik Air Indonesia’s Inaugural Flight To Kuala Lumpur

By Anthony Tan 

VIRGIN Communications 

email: anthonykhtan@yahoo.co.uk

Today (19 June 2017), Batik Air Indonesia, a scheduled airline which made its inaugural flight from Soekarno - Hatta International Airport, Cengkareng to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Malaysia. 

This is a daily flight that departs Soekarno - Hatta International Airport at 1435 (2:35pm [WIB - West Indonesian Time]) by Flight ID716 and is expected to arrive into KLIA at 1730 (5.30pm, Malaysian Time). The return flight of the same aircraft Flight 7162 to Soekarno - Hatta International Airport, Cengkareng will depart the same evening at 1920 (7:20pm, Malaysian Time) and is expected to arrive at 2020 (8:20pm [WIB - West Indonesian Time]).

Andy M Saladin

Andy M Saladin, Public Relation Manager of Lion Air Group said, “This is a form of additional service to our customers who want to travel on international routes to Kuala Lumpur. We hope that with this new destination we can provide a variety of choices to them. This route is also the beginning of the opening plan to several other countries by Batik Air such as Perth in Australia (scheduled to fly from June 21) and also India from Denpasar.

Senior General Manager of Malaysia Airports, Tuan Haji 
Zainol Moha Isa (Forth From Left) Presenting A Memento To
The Representative Of Batik Air Indonesia (In Red Batik Shirt)

This is Lion Air Group’s support for the Ministry of Tourism program to attract more foreign tourists. Tourists from Chennai and Kuala Lumpur will be able to continue their flight to other cities in Indonesia using Batik Air and other Lion Air Group airlines such as Lion Air and Wings Air.”

Officials From Tourism Malaysia, Malaysia Airports And 
Batik Air Indonesia At The Business Class Cabin

Batik Air Indonesian has plans to increase its international routes after Singapore and Malaysia. In the pipeline, it plans to launch its maiden flight  to Perth, Australia on June 21st. Also on its drawing board, Batik Air Indonesian has drawn a new route from Denpasar to Chennai in India via Kuala Lumpur and vice versa.

To date, Batik Air has landed in 35 domestic destinations and with Singapore and Malaysia as the added current international destinations. Batik Air has a fleet combination of 49 aircrafts consisting of Boeing 737-800, 737-900ER and Airbus A320 CEOs to provide 250 connecting flights per day.

Batik Air's 737-900ERs are fitted with two-class seating. Batik Air provides a personal LED Screen for the in-flight entertainment system in every seat, light snacks and free meals are served during flight. The seat pitches of 32 inches (81 cm) for economy class and 45 inches (114 cm) for business class, and a free baggage allowance of 20 kg (44 lb) for economy class and 30 kg (66 lb) for business class.

Batik Air Quick Facts

Founded: 1 March 2013
Commenced operations: 3 May 2013

Hubs - International

Jakarta - Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
Jakarta - Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport

Focus cities    

Manado - Sam Ratulangi International Airport

Pekanbaru - Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport

Palembang - Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International
Airport

Frequent-flyer programme     Batik Frequent Flyer
Alliance                                   Lion Group
Fleet size                                47
Destinations                            26
Company slogan                    Journey Begins
Parent company                     Lion Air Group
Headquarters                         Jakarta, Indonesia
Key people                             Captain Achmad Luthfie (CEO)
Website                                  www.batikair.com