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LAKE Toba is one of the “10 new Balis” or new destinatio­ns being promoted by the Indonesian government, in the hopes of replicatin­g the economic effects of tourism in Bali.

As part of its commitment to support the government in developing these destinatio­ns, AirAsia began providing air connectivi­ty from Malaysia to Lake Toba in October last year, operating four flights weekly to Silangit.

Flight AK411 flies from Kuala Lumpur to Silangit every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 10.40am while flight AK412 flies from Silangit to KL on the same days at 11.25am.

There are also local and internatio­nal fly-through cities where visitors can connect their flights and check-in baggage to Silangit without the hassle of immigratio­n clearance during the transit in KL.

The fly-through cities are Kota Kinabalu, Kuching and Johor Baru in Malaysia; Guangzhou, Chongqing, Changsha, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Xi’an in China.

Other cities are New Delhi, Hyderabad and Chennai in India; Melbourne and Sydney in Australia; Taipei and Singapore.

To make things even more attractive, AirAsia has also included Lake Toba in its “1.9 million promo seats” campaign for the new year.

Flights to Silangit from KL are now going for RM36* (one-way, all-in fare inclusive of taxes and fees for AirAsia BIG members). You can book your tickets on airasia.com or via the AirAsia mobile app from now until Jan 20 for immediate travel through to July 31, 2019.

Meanwhile, AirAsia BIG Members can redeem promotiona­l seats for as low as 920 BIG Points on airasiabig.com or via the BIG Loyalty mobile app.

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