Cheap tickets, multiple destinations make Lion Air a favourite

With its cheap airfares, high frequency of flights and large number of destinations served, Lion Air has become the go-to airline for travellers in a hurry, despite the budget airline's spotty safety record.

And even after one of its aircraft plunged into the Java Sea on Monday, killing 189 people on board, travellers continue to stick with the budget carrier.

Luthfinnisa Sony Putri, who now lives in Yogyakarta, said she would stick with her plan of booking a Lion Air flight for her Idul Fitri holiday trip to South Solok regency in West Sumatra.

from Asia
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