INDUSTRY.co.id - Banda Aceh- PT Garuda Indonesia targets ticket sales at Garuda Indonesia Travel Fair (GATV) 2018 event in Banda Aceh to reach Rp2.7 billion.

"This activity is one of the commitments from Garuda Indonesia Airlines in contributing to support the growth of tourism sector throughout the country," said Vice President of Sumatra Region PT Garuda Indonesia Persero (Tbk) Dian Ediono in Banda Aceh, Friday (30/3/2018 )

The statement was delivered on the sidelines of GATV 2018 in Banda Aceh which opened by the Governor of Aceh Irwandi Yusuf represented Assistant III of Regent Secretary Aceh, Saidan Navi.

He explained that in the event that participated in targeting the visitors as many as 10 thousand people in three days the Garuda Indonesia Airlines join the Bank Mandiri.

"In this activity we offer cheap ticket prices with discounts can reach 80 percent as well as various holiday packages that are offered by travel agents who participated in GATV 2018," he said.

He believes the target will be achieved because the price of tickets offered during the event is very cheap because it has been given special discounts during the GATV event.

Garuda Indonesia Travel Fair (GATF) phase I 2018 is conducted simultaneously in 29 cities, namely Jakarta, Medan, Batam, Tanjung Karang, Palembang, Pekanbaru, Bandung, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Solo, Surabaya, Malang, Denpasar, Lombok, Kupang, Balikpapan , Makassar, Manado, Ternate, Ambon, Sorong, Timika, Jayapura, Kendari, Padang, Banda Aceh, Pontianak, Palangkaraya and Gorontalo.

General Manager of PT Garuda Indonesia Branch of Aceh, Sugiono said the target of ticket sales in GATF 2018 was an increase from the previous year Rp2, 4 billion to Rp2, 7 billion.

"GATF is a very good moment for customers to find tickets to favorite destinations, Garuda Indonesia gives the best price ever, either from Banda Aceh or other interesting destinations at home or abroad," he said. .

The event was attended by Deputy Mayor of Banda Aceh, Zainal Arifin, Vice Chairman of DPRA, Sulaiman Abda, Chairman of Commission VII DPRA, Ghufran Zainal Abidin and Forkopimda City Banda Aceh. (Ant)