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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The government hopes the opening of the Jakarta Batavia Air flight path - can be a stone lontan Jeddah for flights to the Middle East market potential. This was conveyed by Vice Minister of Transportation Bambang Susantono when inaugurated Batavia Air inaugural flight to Jeddah at the Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Jakarta, Sunday (05/23/2010).

"With the entry of Batavia to this point, can bring benefits, not to be predatory pricing, but by improving the quality of competing," explained Susantono.

Jeddah route could say the fat lane. To tahum 2009 alone, this line carries about 120,000 passengers one way. With a load factor of 70 percent. "Very rarely load factor below 50 percent. It shows. The line was very potent," he said.

Meanwhile, Commercial Director Hasudungan Pandiangan Batavia Air, said it had planned this point since August 2009. "Thank God Almighty's blessings, this day could come true," said Hasudungan.