TransNusa Group Chief Executive Officer, Datuk Bernard Francis said, “We are honoured and thrilled to successfully launch our new scheduled Jakarta – Subang route.

“This route will allow passengers from Subang Airport to reach Kuala Lumpur in a mere 19 to 20 minutes by car with only 23km between the two locations,” Francis said, adding that passengers will need to travel 59km from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to Kuala Lumpur.

TransNusa’s inaugural flight from Jakarta departed the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport from Terminal 3 at 11.00 am and arrived at Subang Airport at 02.00 pm on August 1, 2024.

Francis said TransNusa will be operating one daily scheduled flight from Terminal 3, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Subang Airport.

The flight, 8B 699, will depart Jakarta at 04.10 pm and arrive at the Subang Airport at 07.00 pm while TransNusa flight, 8B 698, will depart Subang Airport at 07.30pm and arrive in Jakarta at 08.30pm. TransNusa will be utilizing its A320 narrow-body airliner, which has 174 seats, to cater for the two-hour scheduled flight. TransNusa ticket for this route is competitively priced from IDR 999,000.

Jakarta-based TransNusa was chosen by the Malaysian Aviation Commission to become one of the two foreign airlines to fly from the historical Subang International Airport. The Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, popularly known as Subang Airport served as Malaysia’s international airport from 1965 to 1998, after which the operations were transferred to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). However, since early 2000, airlines have been requesting for approval to utilise the Subang Airport to cater for scheduled domestic and Asean flights due to the airport’s strategic location.

Last month, the Malaysian Aviation Commission had approved only six airlines to fly from Subang Airport, four Malaysian-owned airlines and two foreign airlines, one of which is TransNusa.

Francis clarified that although TransNusa has launched this new route, the airline would still continue to operate three scheduled daily flights from Jakarta to KLIA and four scheduled flights weekly from Jakarta to Johor Bharu.

On what passengers can expect from TransNusa in future, Francis said, “As a Premium Service Carrier, our main priority is to provide our passengers with not only comfort, safety and good experience but also alternative options and competitive pricing.

“Hence, we will continuously aim to provide our passengers with new creative routes and accommodate their need to save time, to have as many options as possible, to have a comfortable experience and to have peace of mind while travelling.”

Francis explained that since TransNusa’s re-introduction in August 2022, the airline has been planning, creating and developing new ways to enhance passenger travel experience, provide alternative travel slots as well as competitive pricing.

Meanwhile Mr. Manoharan Periasamy, Director General of Tourism Malaysia said, “Since the re-launch of TransNusa in 2022, the airline has grown and made a valuable contribution to the tourism industry in Malaysia by offering Indonesian passengers additional and competitive flights to Kuala Lumpur.

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