Batik Air to start three India-Indonesia flights

July 3 (TravelAndy): Indonesian airline Batik Air, a subsidiary of Lion Air, will launch three new flights from Indonesia to India in this month, media reports said.

The flights will operate on Chennai-Kuala Namu, New Delhi-Jakarta and Mumbai-Denpasar routes. (Also read: Indonesia (Bali) visa for Indians)

The New Delhi-Jakarta flight will mark the first direct air connectivity between the two capital cities.

The services are slated to begin this month. (Also read: Bali is set to become the next Bangkok for Indians)

Batik Air CEO Achmad Luthfi said that they had received the slots and expect to start operations this month.