PT. PELITA AIR SERVICE AND CITILINK ESTABLISHED

THE STRATEGIC COOPERATON

Surabaya - Taking place in Sheraton Hotel, Surabaya - East Java, held on Thursday, March 28th, 2013, PT. Pelita Air Service (PT PAS) and Citilink had signed a Memorandum of Understanding in order to improve service for customers of both companies. It was such constitute a strategic step for Citilink, as a subsidiary company of PT. Garuda Indonesia Tbk, which serving the commercial flight in Low Cost  Carrier (LCC), with PT PAS as a subsidiary of PT. Pertamina (Persero), the air transport charter company which also manage Pondok Cabe AIrfield, Tangerang.

Future cooperation between PT PAS and Citilink will include cooperation in optimalizing using the Pondok Cabe Airfield as operation base and maintenance base for Citilink aircrafts.

On that occasion, President Director of PT PAS, Andjar Wibawanun said "That the use of Pondok Cabe Airfield is an effort to optimize the assets of the company which will provide mutual benefits both for PT PAS nor the Citilink as the subsidiary companies of State-owned  companies and also as a solution for aircraft industry in order to solve the density of air traffic in Soekarno Hatta International Airport."

Meanwhile, Chief Executive Officer of Citilink, Arif Wibowo also expressed his optimism with respect to such this cooperation. He said "We are confident this partnership could maximize operational performance to the fleets of Citilink to be able to operate better services for passengers in the middle of high growth of the air transport needs. This cooperation also proved that continuing to increase the flight routes, Citilink always puts safety and maximum performance throughout all of the Citilink fleets too."

Source : quoting from Press Releases of Pelita Air Service - Citilink interweaving strategic cooperation

(Ellen Gunawan/PR)