Banyuwangi direct light exploration PLAN- Jakarta was delivered directly by Chief Executive Oicer (CEO) Sriwijaya Air, Chandra Lie held a meeting with Regent Abdullah Azwar Anas on the plane last Friday (21/10).
Regent Anas said, The CEO of Sriwijaya Air is enthusiastic about the plan for direct flights from Jakarta to Banyuwangi. Because, The market prospects for direct flights to and from Banyuwangi from the capital city are very good.
“There is direct light from Jakarta to Banyuwangi and vice versa, of course tourism, business world, and the mobility of people will be faster to drive the local economy," he said. Anas says, so far, traveler, Both domestic and foreign tourists departing from Jakarta to Banyuwangi must transit at Juanda Airport, Surabaya, After that, head to Banyuwangi.
The frequency of the Surabaya-Banyuwangi route has reached three flights per day, and per 30 October 2016 increased to four flights per day. “Of course with direct light Jakarta-Banyuwangi, the tourists, business world, and the wider community can save more time because the plane goes directly to Banyuwangi," he said.
According to Anas, The airline's interest in working on the Jakarta-Banyuwangi route cannot be separated from the increase in the number of passengers at Banyuwangi Airport. It was recorded that passengers increased by up to 1.308 percent of only 7.826 passenger (2011) Becomes 110.234 passenger (2015). Until August 2016, The airport has served more than 71 thousand passengers.
"Until the end of the year, The total number of passengers is predicted to be low 120 thousand people," he said. Jakarta-Banyuwangi route, said Anas, It is hoped that this can be realized in the near future. The airline's team will immediately process route permits with the relevant authorities, starting from the Indonesian Air Navigation Service Organizing Agency (airnav) to the Ministry of Communications.
"This flight can be realized because it is technically possible, The thickness of the Banyuwangi Airport runway can accommodate Boeing aircraft 737 500 series," he said. An economy that continues to grow is also an attraction in itself.
Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) Banyuwangi, which reflects the size of the regional economy, continues to increase from Rp 32,46 trillion (2010) to Rp 60,05 trillion (2015). The per capita income of the people of Banyuwangi jumped from IDR 20.8 million per capita per year (2010) to Rp 37,53 million (2015).
"This means that purchasing power continues to grow in Banyuwangi. Besides that, Of course the market for this route is tourists, business people, and the wider community who are going to Banyuwangi,he said. Another leverage factor is the existence of a number of universities in Banyuwangi, such as several pilot schools and Airlangga University (Unair) Banyuwangi campus.
At the moment, The number of students at Unair's Banyuwangi campus is more than 600 ma students who come from 18 provinces in Indonesia.
"Soon there will be an opening of a new education department, so that the number of Unair Banyuwangi campus students increases, predicted to reach 2000 students in the next two years who come from all provinces in Indonesia. They need easy accessibility to Banyuwangi, so this is an attractive market for airlines," he concluded. (radar)
