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Garuda Indonesia works extraordinarily toward Hindu’s high interest to conduct “Tirtayatra” or holy journey to the Jagatkartha temple at Mount Salak in Ciapus area of Bogor Regency, West Java.

“We cooperate with traveling agent in producing Tirtayatra packet to the temple located at the slope area of Salak Mountain with affordable ticket prices,” said officers of Garuda Indonesia, co. Public Relationship officer, I Wayan Supatrayasa on Sunday.

In the middle of Tirtayatra with Bali press, he said that tirtayatra flight packet would be done at night which has a purpose to fill the empty seats.

“From schedule point of view, night flight from Denpasar to Jakarta suits this segment. Soon they arrive in Jakarta, the group could straightly start their trip to the temple to pray,” he said.

Supatrayasa said that for other way route from Jakarta, Tirtayatra group could used the night flight again that could give them time for recreation to several tourism objects in Jakarta.

“Whilst they waiting for the night flight, the group will be invited to have a trip and shopping at certain place such as Taman Impian Jaya Ancol and Mangga Dua,” this man said.

He explained that Garuda offers ticket with affordable price includes flight ticket price, accommodation and consumption.

Flight from Denpasar is 10.30 p.m. and 11.05 p.m. departure time meanwhile from Jakarta to Bali are 08.45 p.m. and 09.45 p.m.

Supatrayasa added that along 2009 especially for Denpasar-Jakarta route transported not less than 600.000 passengers, around five percent of them were Tirtayatra group.

“We optimist that this year Hindus from Bali interest with the sacred journey to the Jagatkartha Temple of Mount Salak could raise 15 percent,” he said.

News by Antara Bali