Hello, and welcome to my 4th flight report. After about a weeks worth of snorkeling in NTT, we took a ferry and went back to Lombok and stayed 2 nights at a villa. After that, we went back to Jakarta on Garuda's afternoon flight from Lombok.
At Lombok-praya
We arrived at Lombok-Praya Airport at around 12pm in the afternoon. The waiting time at Lombok was shorter than Soekarno-Hatta, with my family only waiting 10 minutes to check in
My ticket
at gate 4
After going through security, I decided to do a bit of spotting (with what little traffic LOP has)
A Citilink AtR-72
A SuperAir Jet A320
Our plane, PK-GFH, a 2010 built 737-800 for Garuda, so pretty old.
Boarding
While boarding, I saw a glimpse of Lion Air's 737-900ER Dreamliner livery (although, I think its due for a fresh coat of paint)
My seat (again, I swapped with my siblings to get the window seat), this time the entertainment system was functioning
pushback and take-off
Pushback and taxi
Take off
Climbing to our cruising altitude
Cruising/meal-service
Our current heading and distance from LOP and CGK
Finally it was time for the meal service. I chose the option of fried rice with chicken and a bag of nuts, less than last time but taste better.
Our flight went through some turbulence (not severe enough to cause injuries, but just strong enough to knock cups off the tray-table)
Descent
We soon began our descent onto Jakarta
Landing and taxi
Landing on RWY 35L (Terminal 1 side and Cargo/Mainteneance area)
Taxiing past Terminal 1C (under construction) and all the parked planes
Terminal 2D
Terminal 2E
Terminal 2F (former Domestic terminal, now international terminal for LCC)
Terminal 3
Etihad 777-300ER
A Pelita A320
The international area of Terminal 3 (with GA, SQ, QR, EY, SV)
Parked
Baggage unloading
One last view of the plane
Terminal 3 baggage claim area, with some Changi-esque plants on the carousel
As we were driving away, we saw an ANA 787 going around
Thanks a lot for this interesting report out of Lombok. Living in Indonesia for a while, I sadly never made it out there (perhaps another time you could add a tourism bonus🙂).
The Boeing livery on LION AIR!!!!!!
I think Garuda really shines here. As one of the only Indonesia full service carriers, they do very well with providing a meal service for economy passengers even on shorter routes like DPS-CGK.
At least you didn’t have to clear that Jakarta immigration due to the domestic flight. Can be brutal at times that wait.
Thanks so much for sharing and I look forward to reading more future reports!
Thanks for reading my trip-report