IndonesiaDespite its 250 million inhabitants, its enormous natural resources of gas, nickel and rubber, among others, and its economic growth of more than 5%, is proving to be one of the most difficult countries in the world. a dwarf in international air transport. Before Covid, the country had almost 140 million passengers a year. Since the end of the pandemic, air traffic has resumed its upward trend, with 69.1 million expected by 2022 and probably even more by 2030. 90 million passengers by 2023. However, international air traffic still accounts for a marginal share of this significant figure, at around 20% of total traffic.
That's a fact, Indonesia remains poorly connected to the rest of the world. This is a handicap for the current Minister of Tourism, Sandiaga Uno, who believes that the high prices to Indonesia and the lack of air capacity are obstacles to attracting more visitors. While admitting that changing this situation is proving to be a highly complex task.
Four flights a day from April between Doha and Jakarta on Garuda and Qatar Airways
The agreement between Indonesia's national airline Garuda Indonesia and Qatar Airways is an asset. The agreement will make it possible to offer easier connections, particularly from Europe to Indonesia via the Qatar Airways hub in Doha.
Garuda has just announced that it will be inaugurating a daily flight on 6 April between Jakarta and Doha by Boeing 777-300ER. It will have a capacity of 393 passengers, including a business class for 26 passengers. The flight will join Qatar Airways offers three daily frequencies to Jakarta. The Qatari carrier also serves three times a day Denpasar (Bali) and three times a week Medan on the island of Sumatra.
Strengthening the Jakarta-Qatar axis raises Doha as a hub for Indonesia. Qatar Airways is now the largest airline in the Gulf linking Europe to Indonesia. No other airline in the world now offers as many intercontinental flights to the Indonesian capital. The competition - Emirates or Etihad - is content at best with two daily flights to Jakarta...
