Pacific Royale Airways (Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) has finally received its operating certificate from the Indonesian aviation authorities on May 29 and plans to launch regional operations with its two Fokker 50s on June 11. It will originally operate from two bases at Batam and Surabaya and serve regional destinations. From Batam Pacific Royale will serve Jambi - Kerinci - Padang and Pekanbaru. From Surabaya it will operate via Semarang to both Bandung and Pangkalanbun.