Jeju Air Launches First Regular Route to Indonesia... Batam Operates Four Times a Week

by Lee Minwoo

Published 17 Oct.2024 09:46(KST)

Targeting Transit Demand in Singapore and Malaysia

On the 16th at Incheon International Airport, Kim I-bae, CEO of Jeju Air (center in the photo), Zelda Ulan Kartika, Charg? d'Affaires of the Indonesian Embassy (fourth from the left), Kim Chang-gyu, Head of Future Business Division at Incheon Airport Corporation (fourth from the right), and other officials are posing for a commemorative photo after attending the inauguration ceremony of the new Incheon-Batam route. (Photo by Jeju Air)

Jeju Air is operating its first regular route to Indonesia and its exclusive route between Incheon and Batam. It is expected to target not only travel demand to Indonesia but also transfer demand from neighboring countries such as Singapore and Malaysia.

On the 17th, Jeju Air announced that it started operating the Incheon-Batam route four times a week (Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday) from the previous day.

The flight departs from Incheon International Airport at 9:05 PM on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, arriving at Batam Hang Nadim International Airport at 1:30 AM the next day. The return flight departs Batam at 2:45 AM and arrives at Incheon Airport at 11:25 AM. Starting from the 27th, the flight will depart Incheon Airport at 5:45 PM every Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, arriving in Batam at 10:30 PM. The return flight departs Batam at 11:45 PM and arrives at Incheon Airport at 8:35 AM the following day.

Batam is an island located in the northern Riau Islands of Indonesia, known for its affordable prices, connection travel to Singapore, and abundant tourist resources, making it one of Indonesia's top three tourist cities. It is famous as a golf travel destination due to its mild weather year-round and golf courses ranked among the world's top 100. It is also located about 30 minutes (29 km) by ferry from Singapore.

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Jeju Air plans to launch flights to Bali, Indonesia, on the 27th. A Jeju Air official said, "Batam can contribute to revitalizing Korean tourism by attracting passenger and transfer demand not only from Indonesia but also from neighboring countries such as Singapore and Malaysia."