Wednesday, January 28, 2009

    21st SIGA - Jogja Flight Options (UPDATED)

    The dates of the 21st SIGA in Jogja has been changed to Friday 1st May 2009 to Monday 4th May 2009.

    Below are the *UPDATED* flight options to get to Jogja from Brunei for your information. Flight timetables and prices may change so please take note.



    Via KUALA LUMPUR
    The cheapest option will probably be through Kuala Lumpur via Air Asia. However, you will definitely have to stay there at least one night on the way there and most likely on the way back too.


    To get to Kuala Lumpur you have the following options:
    Daily flights to KUL (KLIA) on RBA : BI873 : 1135-1355
    Mon, Wed, Fri flights to KUL (KLIA) on MAS: MH739: 1500 - 1720
    Daily flights to KUL (KLLCCT) on Air Asia: AK797 : 2040-2300

    Back to Brunei you have the following options:
    Daily flights from KUL (KLIA) on RBA: BI874 : 1440 - 1700
    Mon, Wed, Fri flights fromKUL (KLIA) on MAS: MH738: 0900 - 1130
    Daily flights from KUL (KLLCCT) on Air Asia: AK266: 1755- 2015

    To get to Yogyakarta (JOG) from KUL you have the following options:
    Tue, Fri, Sun flights from KUL (KLIA) on MAS: MH 857: 0915 - 1050
    Daily flights from KUL (KLLCCT) on Air Asia: AK1004: 1405-1535

    And returning back to Kuala Lumpur you have the following options:
    Tue, Fri, Sun flights to KUL (KLIA) on MAS : MH 856 : 1140-1505
    Daily flights to KUL (KLLCCT) on Air Asia: AK595 : 1605 - 1935

    *The KLLCCT Terminal now has a budget hotel (Tune Hotels) where you can stay overnight for cheap if you don't want to have the hassle of going into KL city. You can book the hotel at http://www.tunehotels.com/ *


    VIA JAKARTA

    If you're going through Jakarta, you'll have to leave early from Brunei on the 30th April as the BWN-CGK flight on 1st May arrives in Jakarta at 2230hrs and spend the night at either Jogja or Jakarta:

    Same day connections to Yogyakarta from Brunei:
    30/4/09: BI735 BWN-CGK : 1150 - 1310
    GA212 CGK-JOG : 1430 - 1530


    4/5/09: GA207 JOG-CGK : 1105 - 1210
    BI736 CGK-BWN : 1410 - 1735



    BI flies between BWN-CGK every Sun, Mon, Thu at 1150-1310 and Tue & Fri at 2110-2230.
    returning CGK-BWN every Sun, Mon, Thu at 1410-1735 and Tue & Fri at 0715-1040.

    Apart from Garuda Indonesia (GA) other airlines fly between CGK and JOG including low cost airlines such as Air Asia, Lion Air, Batavia Air and Mandala Air.

    VIA SURABAYA
    If you don't have much time spare time and don't want to spend overnight anywhere in transitthe only option is by going through Surabaya with same day connections and not having to stay overnight anywhere else on the way there or back.

    1/5/09: BI793 BWN-SUB : 1135-1220
    JT8569 SUB-JOG: 1905-1950


    4/5/09: JT8560 JOG-SUB : 0605-0650
    BI794 SUB-BWN : 1410 - 1735

    BI flies between BWN-SUB every Mon, Fri at 1135-1220hrs and Tue,Wed, Sat at 2020-2135hrs and returning SUB-BWN every Mon, Fri at 1340-1655 and Wed, Thu, Sun at 0655-1005hrs.

    Only 2 airlines fly between Surabaya and Jogja ( Lion Air - (Booking on http://www.lionair.co.id) and Batavia Air - (Booking on http://www.batavia-air.co.id)). However, only Lion Air has same day connections with the Royal Brunei flights to and from Surabaya).


    VIA SINGAPORE
    BI flies between BWN-SIN twice a day daily (0800-1005 & 1800-2000) and returns SIN-BWN twice a day daily (1055-1305 & 2050-2305).

    SQ flies between BWN-SIN every Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri & Sun (1220-1430) and returns SIN-BWN on the same days (0900-1120)

    Silkair flies to Solo City every Tue & Thu (MI212 0755-0910) and Sat (MI216 1040-1155) and returns on Tue & Thu (MI213 0955-1300) and Sat (MI215 1235-1540).

    As Singapore Airlines and Silkair belong to the same company, you might get cheap deals for flights flying to Solo City from Brunei by buying a single plane ticket from travel companies if you use both airlines.

    Solo City is about 60km away from Yogyakarta and you would have to arrange your own transport from Solo City Airport to Yogyakarta if you wanted to take the Silkair option. As you can see using this option, you would have to stay in Singapore overnight and spend an extra night on the way there and then an extra night in Jogja before SIGA. You would also need to stay in Jogja an extra night after the SIGA finishes if you plan to return using Silkair.


    Key:

    BI - Royal Brunei (http://www.bruneiair.com/)
    MH - Malaysia Airlines (http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/)
    SQ - Singapore Airlines (http://www.singaporeair.com/)
    MI- Silkair (http://www.silkair.com/)
    AK - Air Asia (http://www.airasia.com/)
    GA - Garuda Indonesia (http://www.garuda-indonesia.com/)
    JT- Lion Air (http://www.lionair.co.id/)



    BWN- Bandar Seri Begawan
    JOG- Yogyakarta
    CGK- Jakarta
    SUB - Surabaya
    KUL (KLIA) - Kuala Lumpur International Airport
    KUL (KLLCCT) - Kuala Lumpur Low Cost Carrier Terminal
    SIN - Singapore

    Friday, January 23, 2009

    21s SIGA Jogja date change confirmed


    The change of dates for the 21st SIGA in Jogja has now been confirmed by the 21st SIGA Organizing committee.


    The dates for the 21st SIGA in Jogja is now Friday 1st May 2009 - Monday 4th May 2009.


    The registration fee has also changed:


    Early Bird Fee: USD180 if registration is made before March 15 2009

    Regular Fee: USD225 from March 16 2009 onwards.

    Child Fee (under 10 years old): USD135.


    Please register early to get the early bird fee before the closing date to Fakhri or Hjh Roha.


    For details on how to get to Jogja for SIGA from Brunei please check this previous post.

    Tuesday, January 13, 2009

    Possible 21st SIGA date change

    Due to unforeseen circumstances, the organisers for the 21st SIGA in Jogja are considering a date chang for this year's SIGA from the original date of 30th April to 3rd May to a new date of 1st May to 4th May. The organisers are currently asking for feedback from the other Alumni Associations regarding a possible change in the dates.

    Therefore, if you haven't made any flight bookings yet, we suggest that you do not make any payments until we have received confirmation from the organisers. If you have already made bookings and paid for your tickets we would like to hear from you and email :

    Fakhri at fakhri@doctors.org.uk .

    A decision will be made after 19th January. We will let everyone know once a decision has been made. In the meantime, keep checking the blog for any further updates.

    Saturday, January 10, 2009

    21st SIGA Registration


    For those interested in attending this year's SIGA, please register yourself as soon as possible with:


    Fakhri on ( fakhri@doctors.org.uk )

    or Hjh Rohayati ( rohayati.haji-awang-damit@mitsubishicorp.com )

    Register as soon as possible to get the Early bird fee which is USD200.

    For more information on SIGA check the following links on the blog:

    SIGA information

    and

    SIGA flight information
     

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