Batik Air opens Jakarta-Kuala Lumpur route

JAKARTA. Full service carrier Batik Air, a part of private carrier Lion Air Group, launched a new route connecting Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur on Sunday as part of the airline’s international expansion.

The flight will be available once a day from both Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

"This route is a beginning of our plan for Batik Air to expand its services to other countries like Australia and India from Denpasar," Lion Air Group public relations manager Andy M. Saladin said in a statement.

Andy said that soon, Batik Air planned to fly from Denpasar to Chennai in India, through Kuala Lumpur. Hence, passengers from Chennai or Kuala Lumpur will be able to fly to other cities in Indonesia.

Batik Air flies to 35 domestic destinations, but the airline only flies to Singapore, internationally.