JAKARTA IN POLE POSITION

Indonesia’s commercial hub will thrive long after the nation’s new capital is open for business

WORDS RANDY MULYANTO

Even as Indonesia’s capital moves from Jakarta to Nusantara in Borneo, the country’s most populous city will remain the commercial heart of the nation of 281 million people. Home to more than 10 million of them, Jakarta will continue to welcome business travellers from well beyond the country’s borders after the government has set up shop in Nusantara – and it will do so well into the future. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport – the nation’s largest international gateway, situated in the Greater Jakarta metropolitan area – is welcoming new arrivals. In April the nation’s flag carrier Garuda Indonesia began daily flights from Jakarta to Doha, in a codeshare partnership with Qatar Airways. Star Alliance member Egyptair now operates direct flights from Cairo to Jakarta following its October 2023 inaugural flight (the airline…

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