Indonesian carrier Lion Air has commenced twice daily non-stop services on the Jakarta-Jeddah route, several months after initially planned.
The carrier operates Boeing 747-400 aircraft on the route, says a Lion Air spokesman.
Lion had originally planned to launch a daily service on the route on 28 June, but this was delayed pending approvals from Saudi Arabia.
Lion Air primarily operates 737s. The carrier's two 747-400s are its first wide bodied aircraft.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
