Indonesia AirCarriers
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Indonesia AirCarriers
Hey all, I am planning a trip from Jakarta to Bali Indonesia. My question to you all is what is best airline to fly down there? I am looking more towards safety than service. Thanks for the help and sorry if this is in the wrong forum.
Andrew
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You might want to consider paying the relatively small amount extra to book business class: Garuda have a habit of overbooking economy and bumping people off so that hi-sos can get on. Would never happen to a business class passenger but I know plenty of people it happened to in economy. Also, DPS is a hole of an airport and very few places for people to wait in comfort (which could be a while!), but at least the lounge is adequate.
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Air Asia operates in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia, and they do have flights between Jakarta and Bali three times daily. I do not know anyone who have flown on their Indonesian operation, but people give fair reports of their Malaysian and Thai ops. See their website.
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I have booked Air Asia for July from Jakarta to Bali, and have no quarms about this. We are travelling for about £95 return for two people, Garuda want twice this. Three flights a day between Jakarta and Bali with Air Asia flying 737-300 and Airbus A320. They are the best low cost carrier in Asia. Under no circumstances go with AdamAir. Accident record dreadful.
www.airasia.com
www.airasia.com
Well, I guess you can knock GARUDA off the list now! I'd say try and avoid flying with any Indonesian carriers at the moment. There is obviously a very serious safety problem in that country.
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doublekite...
Not trying to worry you, but Air Asia Indonesia is a local company that was taken over by Air Asia about a year ago....... Before that it was called either AWAIR or STAR AIR.
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Not trying to worry you, but Air Asia Indonesia is a local company that was taken over by Air Asia about a year ago....... Before that it was called either AWAIR or STAR AIR.
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Not trying to worry you, but Air Asia Indonesia is a local company that was taken over by Air Asia about a year ago....... Before that it was called either AWAIR or STAR AIR.
The difference was noticeable - the former was an obviously ageing 737-300 with tatty seats, a number of lights not working, lots of rattles and rubbish/cleaning materials piled against the exit doors, while the service felt quite amateurish. Not necessarily unsafe, indeed I have no reason to believe it was any less safe than (say) KLM's ageing -300s bar the blocked exit door, but it did have a third-world feel about it. The return was a brand-new Airbus A319 (or A320, one or t'other) which was spotlessly clean, and operated in a far more professional manner.
