Prasadja Ricardianto Primary Author Gunawan Djajaputra Primary Author Martono Primary Author

Air Transportation is the easiest and most comfortable means of travel in Indonesia. Air service are available to all provincial district capitals and other remote areas operated by an Indonesian airlines. There are at least 27 domestic scheduled airlines4 and at least 8 (eight) charter airlines. 5 Garuda Indonesia, the national flag air carrier, operates on both international and domestic routes. It serves 33 cities including all the provincial capital. It has several daily flights from Jakarta to destination of commercial and touristic importance. 6 In addition, it also operates shuttle flight to Surabaya and Semarang several time a day. Special for visitors Garuda Indonesia has introduced Visit Indonesia Air Passes which offers special fares on its domestic flights. 7 Bali is served by Garuda and Qantas and since 1986 Garuda initiated joint services with SIA, MAS, Cathay Pacific, JAL, Silk Air, China Airlines, Thai Airways International (TAI), Continental Airlines and Royal Brunei for direct flights to Bali from Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Brunei Darussalam, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, and Taipei and other service from Amsterdam, through Vienna and Abudhabi to Medan and Bali, offering easier accessibility and overflying Jakarta. 8