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National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is set to add 30 new routes for both domestic and international flights. Airline spokesman Ikhsan Rosan on Sunday (7/1) said in Tangerang, Banten that the airline will immediately open two flights to China – Denpasar-Zhengzhou and Denpasar-Xi’an. He did not say when the new routes would open, but stressed that China had the potential to contribute to Indonesia's tourism industry. About 120 million Chinese nationals travel abroad annually, he said, adding that 1 million Chinese tourists visited Indonesia in 2017. He said, for the two new Chinese routes, Garuda Indonesia will fly five times a week. Ikhsan said for domestic services, the airline would send more flights to eastern Indonesian and provide feeder services from small, satellite cities to large cities like Medan in North Sumatra and Makassar in South Sulawesi//