TransNusa successfully launches maiden Jakarta-Subang flight

TransNusa successfully launched its maiden Jakarta – Subang flight on 1 August providing an alternate route to Kuala Lumpur. 

Currently, TranNusa is the only airline offering the Jakarta-Subang route to Malaysia, enabling passengers to enjoy shorter travel time for either business or leisure visits to Kuala Lumpur.

TransNusa’s inaugural flight from Jakarta departed the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport from Terminal 3 at 11.00 am and arrived at Subang Airport at 02.00 pm on August 1, 2024. 

TransNusa Group CEO Bernard Francis said: “We are honoured and thrilled to successfully launch our new scheduled Jakarta – Subang route. This route allows passengers from Subang Airport to reach Kuala Lumpur in a mere 19 to 20 minutes by car with only 23km between the two locations.” 

Francis clarified that although TransNusa has launched this new route, the airline would still continue to operate three scheduled daily flights from Jakarta to KLIA and four scheduled flights weekly from Jakarta to Johor Bahru.

One flight a day

Francis added that TransNusa will be operating one daily scheduled flight from Terminal 3, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to Subang Airport.

The flight, 8B 699, leaves Jakarta at 04.10 pm, arriving at the Subang Airport at 07.00 pm while TransNusa flight, 8B 698, flies out of Subang Airport at 07.30pm to arrive in Jakarta at 08.30pm. 

The airline utilises its A320 narrow-body airliner, which has 174 seats, to cater for the two-hour scheduled flight. 

A good choice

The Malaysian Aviation Commission chose Jakarta-based TransNusa as one of the two foreign airlines to fly from the historic Subang International Airport. 

The Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, popularly known as Subang Airport, served as Malaysia’s international airport from 1965 to 1998, after which the operations were transferred to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). 

However, since early 2000, airlines have been requesting for approval to utilise the Subang Airport to cater for scheduled domestic and Asean flights due to the airport’s strategic location.