unaligned

Lion Air and Batik Air, incorporated under the country's biggest low-cost carrier Lion Air Group, have opened new domestic and international routes this month. Company spokesman Andy M. Saladin said Tuesday that Lion Air had opened new daily domestic routes from Pontianak's Supadio International Airport, connecting the West Kalimantan capital to Makassar, Kualanamu and Semarang. The airline has also opened a new route from Jakarta's Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, with services connecting the Indonesian capital to Ahmad Yani International Airport in Semarang, Central Java. "Again we provided new access options to our customers, which of course we did as a form of commitment to serving flights at affordable costs and reaching destinations that were needed by the people of Pontianak, Makassar, Kualanamu, Semarang, Jakarta, and surrounding areas," Andy said. Lion Air has also added new international routes, he added, with flights connecting Batam with Changsha in China. This month, flights from Batam to Changsha will operate on July 12, 19 and 26, with reverse routes flying on July 13, 20 and 27. <br/>

Mesa Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, ratified a new four-year agreement with management. Of the 761 pilots who voted, 58% cast ballots in favor of the agreement, according to ALPA. The amended contract provides all pilots with across-the-board pay increases, higher pay for deadheading, and the elimination of “base pay,” which significantly increases each pilot’s annual earnings,” ALPA said. “The agreement also contains much-needed improvements to pilot scheduling, including reserve pilots, and selection of hotels, along with numerous other improvements. In addition, the agreement includes a process to begin negotiations six months before the amendable date, the assistance of a private mediator before relying on the services provided by the National Mediation Board (NMB), and 1% pay increases during that bargaining process.” Mesa Airlines operates as American Eagle from hubs in Phoenix and Dallas/Fort Worth and as United Express from Washington Dulles and Houston. Mesa pilots operate 134 aircraft, with more than 600 daily system departures to 124 cities, 38 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Mexico, and the Bahamas.<br/>