The Government of the State of Northern Territory (NT)

The Government of the State of Northern Territory (NT), on Tuesday, the disappointment over the decision management Garuda Indonesia in Jakarta that the chance meeting dibukanya return flight route Denpasar-Darwin in the near future.

Although disappointed, NT Government will continue its work samanya with Garuda Indonesia and the Government to anticipate the opportunities both in the future.

Reaction to the NT government's management of Garuda the final decision in a letter which set Dirut Garuda Emirsyah Satar dated 10 July 2009 it was NT Minister for Asian Relations, Christopher Bruce Burns, in a statement persnya in Darwin, on Tuesday.

Chris Burns, said news of Garuda disappointing that this will not affect cooperation with the NT government-airline company that consistently serves flights to and from the north country is Australia.

In connection with the two terms of Garuda can fly to Darwin again, that is, membaiknya world economic conditions and the Australian Federal government permission in order to obtain the rights to serve Garuda domestic flights in the country, Chris Burns, said the two terms can not be given.

Meanwhile, the management of Garuda Indonesia in Jakarta asserted, the will not return to open the route Denpasar-Darwin flight that has been discontinued since April 22 but were given the right Garuda flight from domestic cities in Australia to Darwin based on the base "non-resiprokal".

Decision in a letter Dirut Garuda, Emirsyah Satar to Chris Burns dated 10 July 2009. A copy of the letter was obtained in Darwin, on Tuesday.

In the suratnya, Emirsyah said, in addition to get the right flight from domestic cities in Australia to Darwin, on the basis of "non-resiprokal", Garuda will consider service re-Denpasar flight route Darwin if economic conditions improved significantly.

Apart from the technical team meeting with Garuda and the NT Government until the date of this letter was issued not yet finished, Emirsyah said, his side looked the meeting will not change the decision in the short term.

Garuda stop flight route Denpasar-Darwin is not considered as profitable and world economic conditions that are difficult to improve in the short term, he said.

Since the operational Garuda stopped in Darwin on 22 April, the Minister Chris Burns attempts to restore Indonesia's national airline to the state of Northern Territory.

He not only encountered Meneg BUMN Sofyan Djalil, Menhub Jusman Syafii Djamal, and Dirut Garuda, Emirsyah Satar, in Jakarta, but also offers support for funding the cooperation Garuda marketing.

The presence of the Indonesian national airline in Darwin that is almost 30 years was not only considered a transportation service but only the air more than the standard-bearer as the bearer of NT-Indonesia relations.

Leader of the opposition NT, Terry Mills, including those who support the return of Garuda airlines to Darwin because this is not simply the air transportation service for the people of North Australia, but the presence of almost 30 years in the city of Darwin is also a brace of cooperation bilateral Indonesia-NT.

Based on data issued by Garuda passenger authority Darwin International Airport, was increasing from year to year. If in 2006, the number of Garuda passengers Darwin recorded 12 thousand persons, in 2007, the number increased 27 percent to around 17,834 people.

Throughout 2008, the number of airline passengers is Indonesia's national reach 25,147 people or up approximately 41 percent of the total number of passengers before the year 2007 and then decreased during the period January-March 2009 as an electrical current from the global economic crisis.

Since June 2008 until before the closure decision, Garuda serve three Darwin-Denpasar flight per week with Boeing 737-400 aircraft with 16 business class seats and 117 economy class seats, that is, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.