LION AIR opened the latest scheduled return flights to Biak Numfor Regency, Papua Province, on Sunday (12/05). The flight was carried out from Makassar Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in Maros, South Sulawesi, to Biak Numfor via Frans Kaisiepo International Airport, Papua.
The flight continued to Sentani International Airport in Jayapura, Papua. The initial stage, the airline will serve daily regular flights with a frequency of seven times a week or once every day.
The special ticket fare for one-time flights on the Makassar-Biak route starts from IDR2,136,500. Meanwhile, tickets on the Biak-Jayapura route start from IDR863,300. Meanwhile, ticket prices for a one-time flight on the Jayapura-Biak route start from IDR742,000 and the Biak-Makassar route starting from IDR1,637,700.
All routes include free baggage allowance of 20 kilograms. The PP flight schedule on the Makassar-Biak-Jayapura route is as follows: Departure schedule from Makassar: (1). Lion Air flight number JT-3778 departs from Makassar at 06.45 WIT and arrives in Biak at 10.40 WIT, (2). Lion Air flight number JT-3778 departs from Biak at 11.20 WIT and arrives in Jayapura at 12.35 WIT, (3). Departure schedule from Jayapura, (4). Lion Air flight number JT-3795 departs from Jayapura at 13.15 WIT and arrives in Biak at 14.30 WIT, (5). Lion Air flight number JT-3795 departs from Biak at 15.10 WIT and arrives in Makassar at 17.05 WITA.
This inaugural flight uses a Boeing 737-800NG aircraft with a passenger capacity of 189 Economy Class seats. [sources/photo special]