Garuda Indonesia

PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (operating as Garuda Indonesia) is the flag carrier of Indonesia. The airline is headquartered at its primary hub, the Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, near Jakarta. In 2014, it was rated as a 5-star airline by the international airline review firm Skytrax.[4] The airline was previously known as Garuda Indonesian Airways.

Garuda Indonesia

IATA ICAO Callsign GA GIA INDONESIA
Founded	1 August 1947 (1947-08-01) (as KLM Interinsulair Bedrijf)
Commenced operations	26 January 1949 (1949-01-26) (as Indonesian Airways) 28 December 1949 (1949-12-28) (as Garuda Indonesian Airways)
Hubs	Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Ngurah Rai International Airport Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport Kualanamu International Airport
Secondary hubs	Juanda International Airport Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport
Focus cities	Yogyakarta International Airport Sam Ratulangi International Airport Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport
Frequent-flyer program	GarudaMiles
Alliance	SkyTeam
Subsidiaries	Aerowisata Citilink GMF AeroAsia Aero Systems Indonesia Sabre Travel Network Indonesia
Fleet size	146
Destinations	91
Parent company	Government of Indonesia (60.51%) and CT Corp[1]
Traded as	IDX: GIAA
Headquarters	Garuda City Center Building Complex M1 Street, Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia[2]
Key people	Triawan Munaf (President Commisioner) Irfan Setiaputra (President and CEO)
Revenue	US$4.57 billion (Rp74.53 trillion) (2019)[3]
Operating income	US$4.02 billion (Rp65.58 trillion) (2019)[3]
Net income	US$6.457 million (Rp105.26 billion) (2019)[3]
Total assets	US$4.41 billion (Rp72.63 trillion) (2019)[3]
Employees	20,000 (March 2016)
Website	garuda-indonesia.com

Founded in 1947 as KLM Interinsulair Bedrijf, the airline is now a major airline and the 20th member of the global airline alliance SkyTeam. It is the second-largest airline of Indonesia after Lion Air and operates scheduled flights to a number of destinations in Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, Australia and Europe from its main hub, as well as services to Australia and Asia from Ngurah Rai International Airport (Bali) and a large number of domestic flights from both Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (Makassar) and Kualanamu International Airport (Medan).[5]

At its peak in the late 1980s up to the mid-1990s, Garuda operated an extensive network of flights all over the world, with regularly scheduled services to Los Angeles, Paris, Rome, Fukuoka, Adelaide, Johannesburg, Cairo and other cities in Europe, Australia and Asia.[6] In the late 1990s and early 2000s, a series of financial and operational difficulties hit the airline hard causing it to drastically cut back services. In 2009, the airline undertook a five-year modernization plan known as the Quantum Leap, which overhauled the airline's brand, livery, logo and uniforms, as well as newer, more modern aircraft and facilities and a renewed focus on international markets, and earning the airline awards such as Most Improved Airline, 5-Star Airline, and World's Best Cabin Crew.[7]

The airline also operated a budget subsidiary, Citilink, which provided low-cost flights to multiple Indonesian destinations and was spun-off in 2012.[8] In November 2018, the airline through its subsidiary Citilink took over operations as well as financial management of Sriwijaya Air by a cooperation agreement (KSO).[9][10] This partnership expired in December 2019.

History

Beginnings (1949–60s)

Douglas DC-3 Seulawah, the first Garuda Indonesia aircraft on display in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta. It is a contribution from the Acehnese people.

The earliest predecessor to Garuda Indonesia was KNILM, Royal Dutch Indies Airways, founded in 1928 during the Dutch colonial period; despite the similar name, it was not a subsidiary of the main Dutch carrier KLM.[11] KNILM was dissolved in 1947, and its assets were transferred to a new KLM subsidiary, KLM Interinsulair Bedrijf (KLM Interinsular Service), which was nationalized in December 1949.[11]

In its current institutional form, Garuda Indonesia had its beginnings in the Indonesian war of independence against the Dutch in the late 1940s, when Garuda flew special transports with a Douglas DC-3. The first aircraft was a DC-3 known as Seulawah (Acehnese: "Gold Mountain", or from Arabic Shalawah, means praise/worship) and was purchased for a sum of 120,000 Malayan dollars, which was provided by the people of Aceh (notably local merchants).[12] The first commercial flight from Calcutta to Rangoon was made on 26 January 1949, using a DC-3 Dakota aircraft with the tail number of “RI 001” and the name “Indonesian Airways”.The 26 January 1949 is generally recognized as the airline's founding date.[13]

A Garuda Indonesia Douglas DC-8 at Kai Tak Airport in 1967.

The name Garuda – in Hindu tradition, it is the name of Lord Vishnu's mount (vahana) – was introduced in 1949. During the Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference at The Hague, from 23 August to 2 November 1949, Indonesian President Sukarno cited a Dutch poem written by a renowned Javanese scholar and poet Raden Mas Noto Soeroto: "Ik ben Garuda, Vishnoe's vogel, die zijn vleugels uitslaat hoog boven uw eilanden", which means "I'm Garuda, Vishnu's Bird, that spreads its wings high above the Islands". The first flight under the name of "Garuda Indonesian Airways" was made with a second DC-3 entering service in 1949: Its first flight, under the new name, carried Sukarno from Jakarta to Yogyakarta on December 28.[14]

Throughout the revolution, Garuda supported national interests and often carried diplomats on its flights. The Burmese government helped the airline significantly during its beginnings. The country's national airline, Union of Burma Airways, often chartered one of the airline's DC-3s for its own flights. Accordingly, upon Garuda's formal joint incorporation with KLM on 31 March 1950, the airline presented the Burmese government with a DC-3 as a gift.

By the early and mid-1950s, the airline operated a fleet of 38 aircraft, which included 22 DC-3s, 8 Catalina seaplanes, and 8 Convair 240s, and in 1956, the airline operated its first flight to Mecca with Convair aircraft, carrying 40 Indonesian pilgrims.[13]

The airline's fleet continued to grow throughout the 1960s, during which time the airline continued its expansion. It acquired three Lockheed L-188 Electras in 1961, which supplemented its Convair CV-240 fleet, before taking delivery of its first jet aircraft, the Convair 990 Coronado, in 1963, which allowed it to launch flights to Hong Kong.

In 1965, the airline took delivery of its first Douglas DC-8, and grew beyond the Asian market it was focused on, beginning scheduled flights from Kemayoran Airport to Amsterdam and Frankfurt via Colombo, Bombay, and Prague. Rome and Paris became the airline's third and fourth European destinations, with flights stopping in Bombay and Cairo to refuel. Flights to the People's Republic of China began that same year, with service to Guangzhou via Phnom Penh, the first Indonesian airline to do so.

Continued growth (1970s–90s)

A Douglas DC-10-30 of Garuda Indonesia at Amsterdam Airport in 1977.

Garuda Indonesia Boeing 747-200 at Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport in 1981.

During the early 1970s, Garuda Indonesia took delivery of both the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 and Fokker F28 Fellowship for its short and medium-haul operations. The airline went on to take delivery of 62 F28s, holding the title for the largest operator of the F28 in the world. In 1976, the airline took delivery of its first Douglas DC-10, giving it the capability to carry more passengers and fly longer flights, and it replaced the DC-8 and Convair 990 fleet on flights within Asia and to Europe. The DC-10 would become an integral part of the Garuda fleet for the years to come, outlasting the newer McDonnell Douglas MD-11s, before the type was finally retired in 2002. Afterwards, in 1980, the airline took delivery of the first Boeing 747-200, complementing the DC-10 on high-capacity or long-range routes.

On 21 June 1982, Garuda became the launch customer of the Airbus A300B4-220FFCC, which was the first variant of the A300 capable of being operated with two pilots instead of three. By 1984, nine of these were in service, supplemented by 8 Douglas DC-10s, 24 Douglas DC-9s, 45 Fokker F-28s, and 6 Boeing 747-200s. In 1985 under Reyn Altin Johannes Lumenta, who had been CEO since 1984, Garuda made the controversial decision to hire foreign brand consultants Landor Associates to create a new logo, livery and brand for the airline, a project that was regarded as expensive and unnecessary at the time. However, this move was later on applauded as vital for the reputation and corporate identity of Garuda Indonesia as the national airline.

A boarding ticket issued by Garuda Indonesia.

Under Lumenta, Garuda also increased the number of flight frequencies and destinations, reduced ticket prices and collaborated with Merpati Nusantara Airlines, introducing flexible tickets valid for both Indonesian airlines.[15][16]

In 1990, the airline took delivery of the Douglas MD-11s,[13] which gradually replaced the DC-10 on flights to Europe, and also allowed the airline to launch flights to Los Angeles via Honolulu.[6] During this time, the airline operated a fleet of the aforementioned MD-11s, DC-10s, 747, Airbus A300 and Boeing 737-400, operating it to destinations throughout Asia, Europe and North America. In 1994, the airline took delivery of its first Boeing 747-400 aircraft, which would go on to become a mainstay of its fleet until 2015, operating hajj flights and high-density short-haul routes, while the delivery of the first Airbus A330-300 in 1996 allowed more flexibility for the airline, as it was more fuel-efficient than the three- and four-engine jets. That same year, the airline placed an order for six Boeing 777 aircraft,[17] due for delivery in 2000, however, a new series of challenges and difficulties were about to hit the airline.

Difficult period (1996–2004)

A McDonnell Douglas MD-11 of Garuda at Sepinggan International Airport in 2001.

The late 1990s and early 2000s would prove to be a turbulent and difficult time for the airline; two separate accidents in Fukuoka in 1996 and Medan in 1997 added to the problems being caused by the 1997 Asian financial crisis, resulting in a drastic reduction in operations, including the termination of service to the Americas and a massive scaling back of its European operations. Largely due to historical links with the Netherlands, Garuda continued to operate flights to Amsterdam, Frankfurt and London after the initial cutbacks, although these flights were also discontinued on 28 October 2004. The situation was exacerbated by the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S., the Bali bombings, the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, and the SARS scare, all of which contributed to a downturn in air travel and Indonesian tourism. As a result, its earlier order for the Boeing 777 was deferred, and so was an order for 18 Boeing 737-800s to replace its ageing 737 Classic fleet.[17] However, by 2005, the airline had largely recovered from its economic problems, swapping its order for six Boeing 777-200ERs for 10 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners in 2005,[17] but its operational problems would remain.[18]

Munir murder (2004–2006)

On 7 September 2004, the situation was worsened when human rights activist Munir Said Thalib, travelling to Amsterdam via Singapore on Garuda Indonesia Flight 974, was assassinated by off-duty pilot Pollycarpus Priyanto, who slipped arsenic into his drink some time before the departure of the flight's second leg to Amsterdam. He was reported to have felt unwell several hours after departure from Singapore, during which time he was checked on by a doctor who happened to be on board, and moved to the business class cabin to sleep. He died approximately two hours before arrival into Amsterdam, sparking an international controversy, during which time Priyanto, along with CEO Indra Setiawan and deputy Rohainil Aini, were all convicted of his murder, although it has been alleged it was under orders from the Indonesian State Intelligence Agency (Badan Intelijen Negara).[19][20][21] The airline was found negligent in failing to perform an emergency landing and was ordered to pay compensation to Munir's widow,[22] but failed to do so.[23]

European ban (2007–2009)

In June 2007, the EU banned Garuda Indonesia, along with all other Indonesian airlines, from flying into any European countries,[24][25] following the crash of flight 200 earlier that year. With the support of the international aviation industry for all Indonesian airlines, the EU promised to review its ban and sent a team of experts, led by the European Commission's Air Safety Administrator Federico Grandini to Indonesia to consider lifting the ban.[26] In August 2007, the transportation minister of Indonesia announced that the EU would lift its ban hopefully sometime in October, stating that the ban was attributed to communication breakdown between the two parties and that discussions were in progress.

In November 2007, Garuda announced its intention to fly to Amsterdam from Jakarta and Denpasar with either Airbus A330 or Boeing 777 aircraft if the EU lifted its ban,[27] however, on 28 November 2007, the EU stated that the safety reforms already undertaken were a step in the right direction for the EU to consider lifting the ban, but still did not satisfy the EU's aviation safety standards, and thus, did not lift its ban.[28] The ban was lifted in July 2009,[29] after which Garuda began evaluating service to Amsterdam and other European destinations, as well as the United States.[30]

Developments after lifting of ban (2009–present)

Comparison between Garuda's current and previous livery. Aircraft on right is in the current livery; the other two are in the airline's previous livery. (2010)

Following the lifting of the EU ban against Garuda Indonesia and three other Indonesian carriers, the airline announced in July 2009 an aggressive five-year expansion plan known as the Quantum Leap.[31][32] The plan involved an image overhaul, including changing the airline's livery, staff uniform and logo, and nearly doubling the size of its fleet from 62 to 116.[31] The Quantum Leap also plans to boost passenger annual numbers to 27.6 million in the same period, up from 10.1 million at the time of program launch through increasing domestic and international destinations from 41 to 62.[31] Route expansions included Amsterdam, with a stopover in Dubai, in 2010. As of 2014, Garuda flies to Amsterdam non-stop five times a week using a Boeing 777-300ER with continuing service to London, with the sixth weekly service to be added by the end of 2015. Other European and American cities such as Frankfurt, Paris, Rome, Madrid and Los Angeles are being considered for reopening.[33][34][35][36][37]

As part of the Quantum Leap, the airline refreshed its logo and redesigned its livery in 2009, more than 20 years after the last update.[38] New uniforms were introduced in 2010.[39] In 2010, the airline placed a firm order for six additional Airbus A330s at the 2010 Farnborough Airshow,[40] while it opened a new hub at Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport, Makassar, South Sulawesi to increase services to the eastern part of Indonesia on 1 June 2011, its third after Jakarta and Denpasar[41] In 2013, Garuda's won the Skytrax World's Best Cabin Crew Awards, and in 2018, Garuda's won the awards again for the fifth consecutive year. During this period, the airline also added additional frequencies to many of its international routes, including to Singapore, Bangkok, Beijing and Shanghai from Jakarta, while it also added capacity to Denpasar-Seoul.

At the Paris Air Show 2011, Garuda Indonesia announced a firm order of 25 Airbus A320s with an option for another 25.[42] All 25 Airbus A320s are to be used by their subsidiary, Citilink[43] The airline's earlier order for the Boeing 787, made in 2005, was changed once more, due to the delays in the 787's entry into service, and Garuda opted to sign for 10 Boeing 777-300ERs instead, which it would take delivery of in 2013 to use on long-haul flights to Europe, and medium-haul flights within Asia, such as to Japan, China, Singapore and Saudi Arabia, as well as short-haul domestic routes between Jakarta and Denpasar.

The airline made its debut on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in February 2011,[44] with the government of Indonesia retaining a majority of the shares. PT Trans Airways bought 10.9 percent stake of Garuda Indonesia unsold IPO shares from underwriters on 27 April 2012. The transaction was valued at Rp 1.53 trillion ($166.8 million).[45]

In 2018 Garuda Indonesia once again won the Skytrax "World's Best Cabin Crew" award and became the first airline to win the award for fifth consecutive year.

In late 2014, the airline became one of seven airlines to earn the prestigious 5-star rating from Skytrax, marking the end of the 5-year Quantum Leap program.[4] Following this announcement, Emirsyah Satar, who had been CEO for the past nine years, announced his resignation and retirement, and promoted former Citilink chief Arif Wibowo as his successor.

Following Wibowo's promotion, he began a "Quick Wins" cost-cutting drive to cut down on losses while boosting revenue through various measures, including cancelling unprofitable routes and increasing staff efficiency.[46] Despite this, Wibowo remains committed to continuing the airline's international expansion, especially once market conditions, such as the weakening rupiah to improve. This was reaffirmed following the airline's announcement of its intent to order 90 new aircraft, from both Boeing and Airbus, worth $20 billion at list prices at the 2015 Paris Air Show.[47] Wibowo retired its position in 2017, replaced by Pahala Nugraha Mansury by the same year before replaced by I Gusti Ngurah Askhara Danadiputra, otherwise known as Ari Askhara in 2018.

During Ari Askhara's leadership, Garuda introduces live acoustic concerts on domestic flights, which lead to criticism.[48] as well as reopening the London route from Denpasar, with a transit in Medan's Kualanamu International Airport. It also hit with three high-profile scandals.

On April 2019, Chairal Tanjung and Donny Oskaria, Independent Commissioners of the airline called out that Garuda's 2018 Annual Report is not in accordance with the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, thus decided not to sign the report. Both Ministry of Finance and Financial Services Authority found various violations inside the report as both Independent Commissioners told the public, which lead to both regulators impose a penalty to the airline and auditors involved.[49][50]

On 13 July 2019, travel reviewer and YouTuber Rius Vernandes shared a picture of hand-written menu during his flight from Sydney to Jakarta, which lead to Garuda's management reporting the YouTuber to the police followed by the airline issuing a regulation prohibiting selfies on the plane and a lawsuit prompted by Garuda's workers' association also known as SEKARGA. Both Garuda's and SEKARGA's action were panned and criticized by worldwide netizens. Through mediation, Rius and Garuda buried the hatchet and SEKARGA pulled the lawsuit on 19 July 2019.[51][52]

On 5 December 2019, Ari Askhara was fired from his position for smuggling a classic Harley Davidson motorcycle and Brompton folded bicycle. The motorcycle and the bicycle were found by the Soekarno–Hatta International Airport's Customs and Excise team inside the recently-delivered Airbus A330-900 aircraft.[53][54] It is revealed that Ari Askhara and other directors making various policies that harm Garuda flight attendants, such as mutation without explanation, additional flight hours, and discrimination between employees.[55][56][57][58] These policies are currently revoked.[59]

Recently, it was also revealed through Twitter that many flight attendants have experienced sexual harassment and prostitution during Ari's leadership, with many attendants confirmed that VP Cabin Attendant Roni Eka Mirsa is the pimp for the prostitution circle. The police are currently investigating the case. Erick Thohir, the Indonesian Minister of State Owned Enterprises states that he will fire the person concerned if he is proven to harass and 'sell' the flight attendants.[60][57][61][62][63][64][65][66][67]

COVID-19 pandemic

On 14 May 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on aviation and airlines, Garuda Indonesia furloughed 800 of its staff for at least three months.[68] In June it laid off 180 contracted pilots. The airline implemented face masks for the crew members in accordance with health regulations to prevent the spread of the disease. However, passengers began to complain that they could not see the flight attendants' faces and were unable to tell their emotions because of the masks. In response to the complaints, Garuda discontinued its use of face masks and stated that it would find alternate sources of protection for the crew.[69][70]

Corporate affairs and identity

Presidents and CEOs

Name	From	To
Dr. E. Konijnenburg	1950	1954
Ir. Soetoto	1954	1959
Marsekal Iskandar	1959	1961
Partono	1961	1965
Soedarmo	1965	1968
Wiweko Soepono	1968	1984
Reyn Altin Johannes Lumenta[15]	1984	1988
Soeparno	1988	1992
Wage Mulyono	1992	1995
Soepandi	1995	1998
Robby Djohan	1998	1999
Abdul Gani	1999	2002
Indra Setiawan	2002	2005
Emirsyah Satar[71]	2005	2014
Muhammad Arif Wibowo	2014	2017
Pahala Nugraha Mansury[72]	2017	2018
I Gusti Ngurah Askhara Danadiputra	2018	2019
Fuad Rizal	2019	2020
Irfan Setiaputra	2020	present

Branding and livery

The new Garuda Indonesia flight attendant uniforms, featuring kebaya and parang gondosuli batik

Since its establishment, Garuda Indonesia has changed its branding and livery multiple times.

Original livery and logo

During the airline's early years, Garuda's colour scheme was a simple "Indonesia Airways" logotype with blue lines running along the fuselage and the Indonesian flag on the horizontal stabiliser.

1960s rebranding

In the 1960s, Garuda introduced a red and white colour scheme in accordance with the Indonesian national identity and the Indonesian flag. Also, during this period, the airline introduced a bird logo: a triangle stylized eagle-like Garuda with a red and white shield. The logo was painted on the vertical stabiliser of Garuda's aircraft from 1961 to 1969.

1970s rebranding

In the 1970s, a logotype with a unique font replaced the triangular eagle as Garuda's corporate identity, along with a new colour scheme consisting of a red and orange "hockey stick" line running along the aircraft's windows and vertical stabiliser. This livery was used from 1969 to 1985.

1985 rebranding

In 1985, Garuda underwent a complete branding makeover, changing its name into "Garuda Indonesia" along with its livery, logo and logotype. The new branding and livery were created by Landor Associates who also created the new logo: the Garuda symbol with five bent lines forming its wings.[73] The colour scheme was changed to a deep royal blue and aqua color, said to be inspired by the nature of Indonesia that was dominated by tropical greenery and seas when viewed from the air. The nationalistic red and white colour scheme was no longer used.

2009 rebranding

In 2009, a new branding initiative was launched through a new image, developed once again by brand consultant Landor Associates: a new spin of the idea called "nature's wing".[73] Garuda has since replaced the old logo painted on its aircraft's vertical stabilisers with this new "nature's wing" graphic of blue and aqua shades. The "nature's wing" graphic was inspired by the wings of tropical birds as well as the ripples of waves upon the water.[74][75] The bird symbol designed by Landor 24 years earlier is still maintained as Garuda Indonesia's logo, with minor changes, while the logotype now uses a font similar to Myriad Pro.

Special liveries

To celebrate its 62 years of service, on 26 January 2011, Garuda Indonesia painted 2 of its Boeing 737-800s with retro liveries the airline used in the 1960s and 1970s.

Slogans

Former slogans

• Garuda Indonesia, Kini Lebih Baik (Now Better)
• Garuda Indonesia, Bangga Bersamanya (Proud of You Together)
• Garuda Indonesia, Experience

Current slogan

• Garuda Indonesia, The Airline of Indonesia

Gallery of Garuda Indonesia logos

1969 - 1985

1985 - 2009

2009 - present

Gallery of Garuda Indonesia liveries

A Douglas DC-3 Seulawah RI-001, with the simple "Indonesia Airways" logotype, Indonesian flag and blue lines (1949 - 1961)

A Convair 990 at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in 1965 with the triangular bird logo (1961 - 1969)

A Douglas DC-8-55 at Paris–Le Bourget Airport in 1970 with the Garuda logotype (early 1970s transition livery)

A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 in 1985 with the red and orange color scheme (1969 - 1985)

A Boeing 747-200B at Frankfurt Airport in 1990 (1985 - 2009)

A Boeing 737-800 with the blue and white color scheme livery at Perth Airport (2009 - present)

This set of images shows the evolution of Garuda Indonesia's livery.

Head office

Garuda Indonesia has its head office at Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia,[76][77] near Cengkareng and near Jakarta.[78] The head office is the Garuda Indonesia Management Building, located within the Garuda Indonesia City Center. The about 17,000-square-metre (180,000 sq ft) head office facility is on a 5-hectare (12-acre) plot of land. As of 2009, the head office houses the Garuda management and about 1,000 employees from various units. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono opened the current Garuda head office in 2009.[79] The previous head office was located in the city center of Jakarta, in Central Jakarta.[79][80][81]

Privatization

Garuda Indonesia had announced that its subsidiary GMF AeroAsia would be listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2008. However, due to the financial crisis of 2008, GMF delayed IPO until 2009. The Ministry of State-Owned Companies (Kementrian BUMN) had also announced a plan to privatize Garuda, that opened a possibility to offer its shares publicly. Garuda Indonesia aimed to list on 11 February 2011, for an Initial Public Offering.[82] Government of Indonesia has confirmed the IPO price of Garuda Indonesia at Rp.750 per share and also cut offering size to 6.3 billion shares only from 9.362 billion planned before.[83]

Subsidiaries

Garuda Indonesia’s subsidiaries include:

Garuda Indonesia Group[84][85]

Company	Type	Principal activities	Country	Group's Equity Shareholding
PT Citilink Indonesia	Subsidiary	Low-cost airline	Indonesia	100%
PT Garuda Maintenance Facility Aero Asia Tbk	Subsidiary	Aircraft Maintenance	Indonesia	100%
PT Aero Wisata	Subsidiary	Travel, hotel, transportation and catering services	Indonesia	100%
PT Sabre Travel Network Indonesia (Previously Abacus)[86]	Subsidiary	Computer reservation provider	Indonesia	100%
PT Gapura Angkasa	Subsidiary	Ground handling service	Indonesia	58,75%[87]
PT Aero Systems Indonesia	Subsidiary	IT provider and solutions	Indonesia	100%
Cargo Garuda Indonesia	Strategic Business Unit	Cargo	Indonesia	100%
Garuda Sentra Medika	Strategic Business Unit	Aircrew health services	Indonesia	100%
PT Aerojasa Perkasa	Strategic Business Unit	Cargo	Indonesia	100%
Garuda Indonesia Holiday France S.A.S.	Subsidiary	Travel agency	Indonesia, France	100%

In September 2019, Garuda Indonesia launched the grandchildren of the company, PT Garuda Tauberes Indonesia application. The company is engaged in logistics orders, both for couriers, air cargo gateways and payments through the e-commerce application platform Tauberes. The concept carried is smart logistic services. In addition, four new grandchildren of the company have also been established. The four companies are PT Garuda Daya Pratama Sejahtera, PT Garuda Indonesia Air Charter. Then followed, PT Garuda Ilmu Terapan Cakrawala, and PT Garuda Energi Logistik dan Komersial. [88]

Cooperation

On 18 August 2018, Garuda Indonesia signed an MoU agreement with the cargo airline Jayawijaya Dirgantara relating to the distribution of cargo from Jayapura to Wamena.[89]

Destinations

Main article: List of Garuda Indonesia destinations

Garuda's Boeing 737-800s on stand at Terminal 3 of Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, which is the airline's main hub

Garuda Indonesia operates flights to 96 destinations (72 domestic and 24 international) in 14 countries, with approximately 500 daily departures from its hubs at Jakarta, Denpasar, Medan and Makassar. The airline serves 3 continents Asia, Australia and Europe with its fleet of 140 aircraft, to destinations such as Singapore, Shanghai, Tokyo, Amsterdam and London, and although it has rapidly expanded its route network since the Quantum Leap began in 2009, the airline still does not fly to several major cities, such as Manila and Ho Chi Minh City, and despite the airline repeatedly stating its intention to fly to Manila, a time frame has not been given.[90]

On 13 October 2009, the airline announced it would resume flights to Europe for the first time following its removal from the E.U. blacklist. It commenced flights between Jakarta and Amsterdam in June 2010, initially with a refueling stop in Dubai.[91] On 2 December 2012, after agreeing to a codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways, the airline changed the refueling stop to Abu Dhabi.[92] After the delivery of its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in 2013, the airline removed the Abu Dhabi refueling stop, and commenced non-stop service to Amsterdam, as the longest flight operated by the airline, and consequently ending flights to Abu Dhabi, leaving Etihad as the sole operator between Jakarta and Abu Dhabi.[93] On 8 September that year, the airline extended its Amsterdam flight with continuing service to London Gatwick.[94][95]

In 2011, Garuda flew 17.1 million passengers up 39% from the previous year, while the total revenue jumped 38% to Rp27.1 trillion ($2.95 billion). Composition of passengers on domestic routes and international routes was 81% versus 19% respectively.[96]

On 31 March 2016, Garuda Indonesia inaugurated its first flight from Singapore Changi Airport to London Heathrow, using a Boeing 777-300ER.

In mid 2016, Garuda announced its intention to resume service to Mumbai from Jakarta. This service is opened on 12 December 2016 via Bangkok using Boeing 737-800 NG.[97]

On 12 September 2016, Garuda Indonesia announced its intention to resume service to Los Angeles via Tokyo-Narita using a Boeing 777-300ER from Jakarta after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted a Category 1 rating to Indonesia. This is slated to start in November 2017.[98] The last time Los Angeles was served was in 1997.[99] As of 2019, however, the plan is yet to be realized and has most likely been shelved as the Government of Japan has yet to approve fifth freedom rights to Garuda.[100]

In February 2017, Garuda Indonesia announced that the airline will resume flights to Dubai and Moscow using the wide-body Airbus A330-200. This flight is planned to be resumed in 2018, although as of 2019 has not been realized.

In August 2018, Garuda Indonesia announced that the airline will end flights to London Heathrow by October, although it then resumed flights on December with a dual-class Boeing 777-300ER on the same year.[101] 2019 marked further adjustments to Garuda's flight to London Heathrow as the airline announced a Jakarta-London Heathrow, London Heathrow-Denpasar routing.[102]

Codeshare agreements and alliances

Main article: SkyTeam

Codesharing has allowed Garuda Indonesia to expand services into Western Europe and the Middle East. In 2009, Garuda Indonesia expressed an interest in joining the SkyTeam airline alliance, which would make it the second airline in Southeast Asia to join after Vietnam Airlines. Membership would open SkyTeam's network to Indonesian, Australian, and New Zealand markets, which it lacked connectivity to. In December 2009, three SkyTeam members – Korean Air, KLM, and Delta Air Lines (China Airlines joined as fourth member to support Garuda after its 2011 SkyTeam inclusion)[103] – committed to supporting Garuda Indonesia to join SkyTeam. This made Garuda Indonesia eligible to apply for membership in the alliance. On 23 November 2010, Garuda Indonesia signed an agreement to join SkyTeam. However instead of the usual 18–24 months to complete membership formalities, shortcomings with its IT system delayed Garuda's entry. After a 40-month process, the airline eventually became the 20th member of the alliance on 5 March 2014, some two years after the original target date.[104][105]

• On 19 June 2007, Garuda Indonesia and Hainan Airlines began codesharing in a bid to strengthen both airlines' marketing positions in Indonesia and People's Republic of China.[106] In this agreement, Garuda Indonesia will be the operating partner on the Jakarta-Beijing (vv) service, flying five times a week using a new A330-200.
• An interline agreement between Garuda Indonesia and Australian airline Virgin Blue was confirmed in November 2007. This facilitates travel for passengers connecting from a Virgin Australia domestic flight to a Garuda Indonesia international service departing from either Sydney, Melbourne or Perth.[107]
• In June 2008, it was announced that Garuda Indonesia would increase services between Australia and Bali. From 25 June, Garuda Indonesia added an extra flight between Darwin and Denpasar, bringing the total number of services to three per week. Additionally, a fourth flight from Melbourne to Denpasar began on 22 July. On 2 September, another extra service departed from Melbourne to bring the total number of flights per week to five, and a sixth flight left from Sydney. This extra capacity was in response to an increase in the number of Australians who traveled to Bali in the first quarter of 2008, marking a resurgence in Balinese tourism, which was hit hard by the 2002 and 2005 Bali bombings.[108]
• In August 2008, a codeshare agreement between Singapore Airlines and the airline on the route between Singapore and Denpasar was established. Singapore Airlines is the operating carrier.
• A partnership agreement with Etihad Airways was announced on 16 October 2012. The partnership includes a codeshare agreement for a total of 36 flights between the two airlines; subject to Government Regulatory Approval. Reciprocal Frequent Flyer programmes were also part of the agreement, allowing passengers to earn miles flying both Garuda Indonesia and Etihad Airways. Garuda Indonesia subsequently shifted its Dubai operations to Abu Dhabi as to complement the agreement.[92][109]
• During the APEC summit on 7 October 2013, a codeshare agreement between Garuda Indonesia and Aeroméxico was announced, allowing passengers to travel from Jakarta to Mexico City via Tokyo and vice versa. Under the codeshare agreement, Aeromexico would place its flight numbers on Garuda Indonesia's Jakarta-Tokyo flights while Garuda Indonesia would place its flight numbers on Aeromexico's Tokyo-Mexico City flights.[110]
• On 19 November 2013, a codeshare agreement was announced between Garuda Indonesia and Jet Airways of India. Under the codeshare agreement, Jet Airways would place its flight numbers on Garuda Indonesia flights between Jakarta and Singapore while Garuda Indonesia would place its flight numbers on Jet Airways flights between Singapore and Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai. The two airlines also announced a reciprocal Frequent Flyer programme partnership, allowing passengers to earn miles flying both Garuda Indonesia and Jet Airways.[111]
• On 19 December 2013, Garuda Indonesia and Japan's All Nippon Airways announced a partnership agreement encompassing codeshare flights as well as reciprocal Frequent Flyer programmes. Under the codeshare agreement, ANA passengers arriving in Jakarta would be able to transfer to 10 destinations in Indonesia on board Garuda Indonesia flights, while Garuda Indonesia passengers arriving in Tokyo or Osaka would be able to transfer to 11 destinations in Japan on board ANA flights.[112]

Garuda Indonesia has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[113]

• Aeroflot
• Aeroméxico
• Air Europa
• Air France
• All Nippon Airways
• Bangkok Airways
• China Airlines
• China Eastern Airlines
• China Southern Airlines
• Delta Air Lines
• Etihad Airways
• Hong Kong Airlines
• Japan Airlines[114]
• Kenya Airways
• KLM
• Korean Air
• Malaysia Airlines
• Myanmar Airways International
• Oman Air
• Philippine Airlines
• Royal Brunei Airlines
• Saudia[115]
• SilkAir
• Singapore Airlines
• TransNusa
• Turkish Airlines
• Vietnam Airlines
• XiamenAir

Explore and Explore-jet sub-brands

A Bombardier CRJ1000 of Garuda Indonesia Explore-jet landing at Christmas Island Airport on its weekly service from Jakarta (February 2017)

As Indonesia's flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia tries to connect many parts of Indonesia to support the government's "Indonesian Interconnectivity" program. However, many remote and smaller airports cannot be reached by Garuda Indonesia's fleet of Boeing 737-800s. This is caused by the lack of airport infrastructure in smaller cities and remote areas, such as insufficient runway length that mostly less than 1,600 meters.

In line with its Quantum Leap plan, Garuda Indonesia ordered brand-new Bombardier CRJ1000 and ATR 72 to reach smaller airports from Garuda's hubs like Ngurah Rai International Airport, Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport, and Kualanamu International Airport. On 25 November 2013, Garuda Indonesia has launched its new sub-brands "Explore" and "Explore-jet", for servicing perintis ("pioneer") lines traditionally served by other airlines — (dormant) Merpati Nusantara Airlines and also its competitor Wings Air.

SkyTeam

A Garuda Indonesia Boeing 777-300ER (PK-GII) taxiing at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. The aircraft are wearing the SkyTeam livery to represent Garuda's membership within SkyTeam Airline Alliance.

On 5 March 2014, Garuda Indonesia officially joined the SkyTeam alliance and became its 20th member.[116] The inclusion of Garuda Indonesia adds 40 new destinations to SkyTeam’s global network and strengthens the alliance presence in Southeast Asia and Australia. To commemorate the event, the airline repainted an Airbus A330-300, a Boeing 737-800, and a Bombardier CRJ1000 with SkyTeam livery. In addition to repainted aircraft, a Boeing 777-300ER was delivered with SkyTeam livery.[117] With the arrival of Garuda Indonesia to SkyTeam, a variety of facilities are given as including SkyPriority, as well as changing its current frequent flyer membership into GarudaMiles. In addition, Garuda is connected with 140 new destinations and also teamed up with the world's major airlines, such as Aeroflot, Aeroméxico, Air France, China Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM, Korean Air, and Saudia.[118]

Fleet

The Boeing customer code for Garuda Indonesia is U3, which appears on its aircraft designations as an infix, such as 737-8U3 and 777-3U3ER.

The airline utilizes the Boeing 777-300ER on high-density medium and long-haul routes. The Airbus A330 fleet is primarily used on most medium-haul routes from Jakarta and Denpasar, as well as for Umrah and Hajj flights. The Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft are used on most domestic and regional routes. Meanwhile, the Bombardier CRJ1000 is used to fly to airports incapable of handling the newer 737-800, replacing the Boeing 737 Classic. The ATR 72-600 turboprop entered service at the end of 2013, serving new inter-island routes to airports in middle and eastern part of Indonesia that cannot handle jet aircraft.[119]

At the Paris Air Show in 2015, Garuda Indonesia signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to purchase 90 new aircraft from Boeing and Airbus (30 737 MAX, 20 787 Dreamliner, 30 A350 XWB) worth $20 billion at list prices[120] Garuda has also signed a LoI for 14 Airbus A330-900neo aircraft (including 7 cancellations from existing A330-300 order), first reported during the Singapore Airshow 2016, confirming the order on 19 April 2016.[121]

On October 5, 2017, Garuda operated its last Boeing 747 service after the last aircraft touched down in Makassar from Medina, a returning Hajj flight. It was then ferried to Jakarta the following day for retirement.[122]

In January 2019, CEO Ari Askhara stated that the airline was considering and negotiating with lessors for a switch of 34 out of the remaining 49 Boeing 737 MAXes on order to the larger MAX 10 variant, as the airline was planning to resume 737 MAX deliveries by 2020.[123][124] In March 2019, the airline decided to cancel its outstanding orders for 49 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, citing a loss of passenger confidence in the type after the crashes of Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302.[125][126]

Current fleet

As of August 2020, the Garuda Indonesia fleet consists of the following aircraft:[127][128][129]

Garuda Indonesia fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers[130]				Notes
			F	B	E	Total
Airbus A330-200	7	—	—	36	186	222
Airbus A330-300	17	—	—	—	360	360
				36	215	251
				24	263	287
Airbus A330-900neo	3	11[131]	—	24	277	301
ATR 72-600	13	—	—	—	70	70	Operating under the Explore sub-brand. Planned to be transferred to Citilink.[132]
Boeing 737-800	73	—	—	12	150	162
Boeing 737 MAX 8	1	—	—	8	162	170
Boeing 777-300ER	10	—	8	38	268	314
			—	26	367	393
Bombardier CRJ1000	18	—	—	12	84	96	Operating under the Explore Jet sub-brand. Planned to be phased out.[133]
Cargo Garuda Indonesia fleet
Airbus A330-200F	—	1	Cargo				To be converted from passenger aircraft.[134]
Boeing 737-500F	2	—	Cargo				Converted from passenger aircraft.
Boeing 737-800BCF	—	2	Cargo				Deliveries to begin from 2020. Aircraft leased from GECAS.[135]
Total	144	14

Historic fleet

Previously operated[136]

Aircraft	Total	Introduced	Retired	Replacement	Notes
Airbus A300B4-200FF	8	1981	1999	Airbus A330	Launch customer
Airbus A300-600R	13	1990	1997	Airbus A330
Boeing 737-300	29	1989	2014	Boeing 737-800 Bombardier CRJ1000
Boeing 737-400	27	1993	2012	Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-500	5	1997	2015	Boeing 737-800 Bombardier CRJ1000
Boeing 747-100	7	1991	1993	Unknown	All leased from various airlines
Boeing 747-200	33	1980	2003	Boeing 747-400
Boeing 747-200M	1	1992	1995	Boeing 747-400	Leased from South African Airways.
Boeing 747-300	11	1996	2009	Unknown	All leased from various airlines
Boeing 747-400	14	1994	2017	Boeing 777-300ER
Boeing 767-200ER	2	2008	2009	Unknown	Leased from Thomsonfly
Boeing 767-300ER	17	2002	2012	Unknown	All leased from various airlines
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina	Unknown	1950	1953	Unknown
Convair 240	8	1950	1965	Fokker F27-200
Convair 340	8	1952	1968	Fokker F27-200	The first Hajj flight was operated by this aircraft
Convair CV-440	3	1956	1970	Fokker F27-200
Convair CV-990	3	1962	1975	Douglas DC-8-50	First jet aircraft in fleet
de Havilland Heron	14	1952	1956	Unknown
Douglas DC-3	27	1949	1970	Fokker F27-200 Lockheed L-188 Electra
Douglas DC-8-30	4	1969	1975	Unknown
Douglas DC-8-50	6	1972	1980	Airbus A330
Douglas DC-8-60	1	1974	1976	Unknown	Leased from World Airways
Fokker F27-200	Unknown	1967	1975	Fokker F28 Mk-1000
Fokker F27-600	12	1969	1977	Fokker F28 Mk-1000
Fokker F28 Mk-1000	24	1969	1982	Fokker F28 Mk-3000
Fokker F28 Mk-3000	7	1973	1999	Boeing 737 Classic	Launch customer
Fokker F28 Mk-4000	Unknown	1978	2001	Boeing 737 Classic
Lockheed L-188 Electra	3	1960	1976	Boeing 737 Classic
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar	1	1990	1990	Unknown	Leased from Royal Jordanian Airlines
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30	25	1970	1993	Boeing 737 Classic
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10	1	1989	1989	Unknown	Leased from Key Airlines
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30	26	1976	2005[137]	Airbus A330
McDonnell Douglas MD-11	18	1991	2001	Airbus A330
Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer	Unknown	1962	1963	Unknown

Services

Garuda Indonesia is a full-service airline featuring economy, business and first classes. The airline began to introduce new premium products and services with the arrival of the Airbus A330-200 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft. First class cabins were introduced in 2013 on board the Boeing 777-300ER with Wi-Fi and telecommunication services on board.[138]

Cabin

First Class

First class is available on two Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, featuring eight suites arranged in a 1-2-1 configuration. The first class seats are suites, with sliding doors for extra privacy. They feature 24" AVOD screen and seats that converts into a bed, as well as a touchscreen seat controller. There is a chef on board the aircraft to tend to the passengers' needs. First Class passengers can use in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity at no extra cost. It has a seat pitch of 82 inches and a seat width of 22 inches.[139][140][141]

The product was originally available on all Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, however, it was decided the final four aircraft would be delivered in a two-class configuration. In 2017, four more aircraft were refitted into the two-class configuration, leaving just two aircraft featuring First Class.

Garuda Indonesia Boeing 777-300ER Business Class

Business Class[142]

Garuda's business class product, is available on all aircraft except the ATR 72–600 and six older A330-300. The new Business Class cabin on-board Garuda's Boeing 777-300ERs are fitted with EADS Sogerma flat-bed seats arranged in a staggered 1-2-1 configuration; allowing for direct aisle access to all passengers. These seats feature a 74" seat pitch, 15" AVOD screen, USB ports, in-seat laptop power supply, and personal reading light.

Four new A330-300s, delivered from 2016 onwards, feature the B/E Super Diamond business class seat, featuring all-aisle access, in a staggered 1-2-1 configuration, a 180-degree recline, more storage space, a new 16-inch entertainment screen, and touchscreen seat controls, along with an all new Panasonic eX3 inflight entertainment system.[143]

On-board other Airbus A330s, the Business Class cabin feature a fully flat-bed seats on all -200s and seven -300s (delivered between 2013 and 2015). However, there are no Business Class seats on board six older A330-300s. The flatbed seats have up to 74" seat pitch. Seats are equipped with personal AVOD In-Flight Entertainment System (IFE), USB ports, in-seat laptop power supply, and personal reading light. Business Class seats on board these are configured in a 2-2-2 configuration.

Garuda's Boeing 737-800 aircraft also features a reclining Business Class product with 42" seat pitch in a 2–2 layout, equipped with an in-seat laptop power supply, personal 9-inch touch-screen & handset activated AVOD In-Flight Entertainment, and personal reading light.

A range of hot and cold beverages are available, along with snacks and/or meals, depending on the length of the flight. Wine and beers are also offered on international flights.

Economy Class

Garuda Indonesia A330-200 older Economy Class

Economy Class seats are available on all aircraft. Seat configuration is 2–2 on the ATR72 and CRJ1000, 3-3 on the 737, 2-4-2 on the A330 as well as 3-3-3 on the 777. Seat widths range from 17 inches on board all 737, ATR72 and CRJ1000, to over 18 inches on board the A330 and 777. Seat pitch is 30 inches on the ATR 72 and Bombardier CRJ1000 aircraft, 31–32 inches on the 737, 32–33 inches on board the 777, and 33–34 inches on board the A330.

Seat-back inflight entertainment is offered on all 737s (except PK-GEx series) and all A330s and 777s. Except for four newest A330 aircraft (which feature an 11.1-inch touchscreen), every seat has a 9-inch seat-back touchscreen.

ESCort

ESCort is Garuda's one of two newest onboard class service that was introduced in 2019 exclusively on its flights to and from London-Heathrow. On ESCort class, passengers can enjoy three whole economy class seats for themselves. The airline provides a mattress, pillow, and duvet cover along with business class meals and amenities for passengers traveling in this class. Passengers are allowed to lie down on the three-seats during the flight.[144]

Premium Economy

Premium Economy is the second onboard class service that Garuda Indonesia introduced in 2019 as it marks its maiden flight from London Heathrow to Denpasar, Bali. The Premium Economy class gives traveling couples an extra empty seat in the regular economy class cabin. Passengers in Premium Economy can also enjoy a 40 kg checked baggage allowance along with a business class meal and amenity kit.[144]

In-flight entertainment

In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) is available on board most Garuda Indonesia aircraft: all A330s, all 777s, and all but three 737-800s.

Garuda's Boeing 777-300ER, Airbus A330s, and newer Boeing 737-800 aircraft are equipped with Audio video on demand In-Flight Entertainment System in all classes. The Economy Class on these aircraft features a 9-inch LCD touch-screen, while the Business Class features a 9-inch, 11-inch, and 15-inch touch-screen LCD in Garuda's Boeing 737-800, older Airbus A330-200, and all remaining Airbus A330 series and 777 aircraft respectively. In Business Class on board the Airbus A330-300 and newer A330-200 aircraft, the screens are located on the seat backs or in the armrest of bulkhead rows, while in the older Airbus A330-200 aircraft and Boeing 737-800s, the screens are stowed in the armrest. In Economy Class, they are on the seat back.[145]

Garuda introduced a new IFE system on board four A330-300 aircraft. These come with an 11-inch touchscreen in Economy with a touchpad controller, and a 16-inch touchscreen in Business with a 4.7-inch touchscreen remote. Newspapers and magazines are provided to all passengers on board all flights.[146] 6 international television channels are available on board the Boeing 777-300ER.[147]

Immigration On-Board (IoB)

Immigration on Board (IoB) was a special service created by Garuda Indonesia to provide more convenience for passengers traveling to Indonesia. With this service, in cooperation with the Directorate General of Immigration, an agency under Indonesian Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Garuda Indonesia passengers on certain long-haul flights could complete their immigration process on-board before landing and disembarking.

By utilizing this service, Garuda Indonesia passengers did not have to queue at the immigration counter upon arrival at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar or Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta.[148][149] The service was stopped since 2014.

Ticketing

Former Garuda Indonesia ticket sales counter at Soekarno–Hatta International Airport

A Jakarta-based 24-hour call center is available for local customer access where payment can be made by credit cards, internet/mobile banking or transfers via ATM. Recently online booking from their website is also possible with payment can be made online with credit cards from select countries.

In April 2011, Garuda Indonesia announced plans to develop online sales. Garuda Indonesia had cooperated with Visa and MasterCard to develop an online credit card payment system, allowing customers to use PayPal. Debit card payments may be processed with Bank Mandiri, BCA or BII.[150][151]

Frequent-flyer program

GarudaMiles logo.

Garuda Frequent Flyer, Garuda Indonesia's frequent-flyer program was launched in September 1999.[152] In 2005, Garuda Indonesia relaunched its Garuda Frequent Flyer (GFF) with a new look, benefits and services. The new program allows members to earn miles on domestic and international flights and has four tiers of membership covering GFF Junior, Blue, Silver, Gold, and Platinum status levels. Since June 2011 Garuda Indonesia launched a joint frequent flyer program with Korean Air. Members of the Garuda Frequent Flyer (GFF) program and Korean Air’s SkyPass program will benefit from the cooperation by accruing mileage for flying both Korean Air and Garuda or any Garuda–Korean Air code share flights.[153]

From 27 March 2014, due to joining SkyTeam, Garuda Indonesia announced that Garuda Frequent Flyer renamed as GarudaMiles.[154][155][156] In 2017, Citilink's frequent-flyer program, Supergreen, merged with GarudaMiles, dubbed 'Supergreen GarudaMiles',[157] before merging fully with GarudaMiles.[158] Now, GarudaMiles served as Garuda Indonesia and Citilink's frequent-flyer program.

As of 2019, besides Garuda, Citilink, and SkyTeam members (with exception of Alitalia, as currently, Garuda can only earn miles from Alitalia flights), GarudaMiles members can earn and spend their miles with Etihad Airways and All Nippon Airways.[159][160] GarudaMiles members previously able to earn and spend miles with India's Jet Airways before Jet's demise in 2019.

Lounge

Business Lounge at Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta Airport

Garuda Indonesia Business Lounge at Hang Nadim Airport

Business Class lounge

The Garuda Business Lounge is open to passengers travelling in Business Class, as well as those holding a Platinum GarudaMiles card. Lounges are located at Soekarno–Hatta International Airport and throughout Indonesia, offering food and drinks, wireless internet, showers, meeting rooms and business services.[161]

First Class lounge

Garuda Indonesia First Class Lounge is located only in Soekarno–Hatta International Airport. The lounge's facilities include reading materials, a small library, cigar room, kitchen, Prayer room (Musholla), nursery room, toilets (including ones for disabled individuals), showers, and a self-playing piano. The lounge also provides food and beverages.

Sponsorships

Garuda Indonesia was the official sponsor of the 2011 Southeast Asian Games. Garuda Indonesia also supports the "Wonderful Indonesia" tourism campaign by placing the "Wonderful Indonesia" logo in their promotional materials as well as on the hulls of their aircraft.[162]

Garuda Indonesia Airbus A330-300 in Liverpool FC onboard marking at Liverpool John Lennon Airport

In July 2012, Garuda Indonesia signed a 3-year sponsorship deal with Premier League club Liverpool FC. The agreement gives Garuda Indonesia the right to be the Official Partner of Liverpool Football Club and the Official Global Airline Partner of Liverpool Football Club. In addition, a six-minute advertisement video of Garuda Indonesia will be broadcast during matches held at the Liverpool FC home ground, Anfield, for the 2012–2014 season.[163][164]

This collaboration with Liverpool will give Garuda Indonesia media exposure to increase brand awareness in the international market more effectively with more maximal benefits, given the brand Garuda Indonesia will get a higher frequency of delivery with a longer broadcast duration. In 2013, Liverpool toured Asia with one of the countries the goal was Indonesia. Through the tour visit, it is expected that this visit will improve the quality of football matches in Indonesia.[165]

To support the visit target of 20 million tourists in 2019, Garuda Indonesia will increase the number of aircraft fleets that have been installed with the 'Wonderful Indonesia' logo on their aircraft starting this year. Business Director of Garuda Indonesia, Handayani at the Tourism Ministry's End-of-Year Press Conference at Sapta Pesona Building, Ministry of Tourism Office of the Republic of Indonesia, Jakarta said, in February 2016 there will be at least five additional Garuda Indonesia aircraft that have the Wonderful Indonesia logo as a form of cooperation between Garuda Indonesia and the Ministry of Tourism. "Hopefully it can support Indonesia's tourism," said Handayani. Also, Garuda Indonesia will provide tourism support in the form of developing flight routes by strengthening flight routes that are superior in the tourism sector, such as Labuan Bajo, Lombok, and Wakatobi.[166]

Market share

Aviation market share in Indonesia (2015)[167]

  Lion Air (41.6%)

  Garuda Indonesia (23.5%)

  Sriwijaya Air (10.4%)

  Citilink (8.9%)

  Wings Air (4.7%)

  Indonesia AirAsia (4.4%)

  Others (6.5%)

For most of modern Indonesian history, Garuda Indonesia has dominated the Indonesian air travel market share. However, started in 2000, Lion Air started to grow and become a serious rival in domestic air travel in Indonesia. By mid-2015, Lion Air rules Indonesia's domestic air travel market share by 41.6 percent, while Garuda Indonesia came in second with 23.5 percent share. Sriwijaya Air came in third with a market share of 10.4 percent, followed by Garuda's low-cost subsidiary Citilink (8.9 percent) and Lion Air's regional flight service Wings Air (4.7 percent). Indonesia AirAsia, a unit of the Malaysian budget airline, had a 4.4 percent market share.[167]

Overall, Indonesian domestic air travel business is overwhelmingly ruled by two groups; Lion Air group and Garuda Indonesia group. By mid 2015, Lion Air group accounted for 43.17 percent of market share, while Garuda Indonesia group had a 37.08 percent market share.[168]

For international routes, Garuda Indonesia has identified four airlines that became the benchmark to improve their service and to compete to be the world's best airline. The serious rivals for Garuda Indonesia's international routes are Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways, Emirates and Cathay Pacific.[169]

Incidents and accidents

Non fatal accidents

• On 15 March 1952, a Garuda Indonesian Airways Convair CV-240 (registration: PK-GCH) and a Douglas DC-3 (registration: PK-RCR) were involved in a mid-air collision. Both aircraft landed safely. There were no fatalities.[170]
• On 9 May 1952 a Douglas DC-3 PK-DPA forced landing after takeoff.[171]
• On 25 November 1954 a Douglas C-47A Garuda PK-DPD, inflight from Palembang to Jambi, overran the runway on landing and came to rest in muddy terrain. Poor technique on the part of the captain, in landing the aircraft too far down the slippery runway at an excessive speed. A contributory cause of this accident was an error of judgement on the part of the captain, as he failed to execute a missed approach procedure.[172]
• On 10 December 1958, a de Havilland Heron DH-114 Heron 1B PK-GHP damaged beyond repair.[173]
• On 29 December 1961, the Douglas DC-3, PK-GDZ Garuda Indonesian Airways, damaged beyond repair.[174]
• On 27 February 1962, Convair CV-240-23 PK-GCB damaged beyond repair. There were no injuries.[175]
• On 5 April 1962, the Douglas C-47A (DC-3) Garuda Indonesian PK-GDM damaged by fire. There were no injuries or fatalities.[176]
• On 17 August 1962, a Convair CV-240-23, Garuda Indonesian Airways PK-GCE, damaged beyond repair.[177]
• On 14 May 1963, the Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 1, PK-GTC Garuda Indonesian Airways, damaged beyond repair. No one injuries.[178]
• On 30 December 1984, a DC-9-30 PK-GNI on a domestic flight touched down 1800m down the runway and overran through a ditch, trees and a fence at Ngurah Rai International Airport. The aircraft broke in 3 and caught fire.[179]
• On August 16, 2013, Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737-800 NG PK-GMH with flight number GA 532 suffered from the condition of the US Nose wheel. When experiencing problems, the pilot informed the Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower. The plane did have a chance to hold (spinning) but then landed safely. All passengers survived. The aircraft because it is moved manually so that the wheels cannot be deflected because it is pulled by towing towards the apron.
• On 3 February 2015, Garuda Indonesia Flight 7040, an ATR 72 registered PK-GAG, overran the runway at Lombok International Airport on landing. There were no injuries, but the airport had to be closed for several hours.[180]
• On 1 February 2017, Garuda Indonesia Flight 258, a Boeing 737-800 registered PK-GNK, overran the runway at Adisutjipto International Airport on landing in heavy rain. There were no injuries to the 119 passengers and the 5 crew on board.[181]

Fatal accidents

• On 17 November 1950, a Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3), PK-DPB ran off runway and hit a ditch during landing at Surabaya Airport, killing 2 crew aboard, while 20 passengers and 1 crew member survived.[182]
• On 24 December 1959, a Douglas C-47A (DC-3) PK-GDV, inflight from Palembang-Talang Betoetoe Airport to Pangkal Pinang, damaged beyond repair. A no. 2 engine failure 13 minutes after takeoff forced the crew to return to Palembang. The aircraft crashed into a swamp short of Palembang. Failure of the right engine, a lack of precaution on the part of the captain and marginal weather. A contributing factor may have been the overloaded condition of the aircraft, however, not to such an extent that it forced the aircraft to descend to a dangerously low altitude. Killed 1 crew on board.[183]
• On 24 January 1961 the Douglas DC-3 PK-GDI took off from Jakarta-Kemajoran Airport at 02:09 Z for a flight to Bandung, Yogjakarta and Surabaya. The plane climbed to a cruising altitude of 3500 feet to fly below the clouds. At 02:43 the flight crew requested permission to climb to FL95. The plane was then instructed to contact Husein tower, but the latter didn't acknowledge. The DC-3 didn't arrive at its destination and the wreckage was found on January 28 on the western slope of Mount Burangrang at an altitude of 5400 feet. The attempt by the pilot to fly over mountainous terrain when unsure of his position and in weather conditions which severely restricted visibility. Killed all 22 people on board.[184]
• On 3 February 1961, a Douglas DC-3 PK-GDY operating flight 542 went missing while flying over the Java Sea. All 5 crew and 21 passengers on board were believed to have perished.[185]
• On 20 September 1963, a Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer 3, registration PK-GTB Garuda Indonesian Airways, crashed into terrain. Other reports say this Twin Pioneer was damaged on landing. Killed 7 people on board.[186]
• On 1 January 1966, two Garuda Douglas DC-3s (PK-GDE and PK-GDU) collided while on approach into Palembang Airport, Indonesia, crashing into a swamp. All 34 occupants (17 on each aircraft) were killed in the accident.[187][188]
• On 16 February 1967, the Lockheed L-188C Electra, PK-GLB Garuda Indonesia Flight 708 crashed on landing at Manado, capital of the North Sulawesi province, departed from Jakarta at 00:30 GMT (February 15) for a flight to Menado via Surabaya and Makassar. On the second leg of the flight, bad weather at Makassar forced the crew to return to Surabaya. The flight continued the next day to Makassar and on to Menado. Weather at Menado was cloud base at 900 feet and 2 km visibility. An approach to runway 18 was made, but after passing a hill 200 feet above runway elevation and 2720 feet short of the threshold, the pilot realised he was too high and left of the centreline. The nose was lowered and the aircraft banked right to intercept the glide path. The speed decreased below the 125 knots target threshold speed and the aircraft, still banked to the right, landed heavily 156 feet short of the runway threshold. The undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft skidded and caught fire. An awkward technique resulting in an excessive rate of sink on touchdown. Contributory factors were: (1) The runway width of 98 ft which looks smaller from the pilot's point of view; (2) The uneven pavement which forces pilots to touchdown as close as possible to the threshold; (3) The marginal weather conditions prevailing at the time of the accident which forced the pilot to accomplish a tight circuit; (4) The relationship between the rate of sink and negative thrust at low speed were not known to the pilot and operator. Killing 22 people on board.[189]
• On 28 May 1968, a Convair 990 PK-GJA bound for Karachi, Pakistan crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from Bombay Santa Cruz airport. All 29 people on board (15 passengers and 14 crew members) died. In addition, there was one casualty on the ground.[190]
• On 26 September 1972, a Fokker F-27 Friendship PK-GFP, operated by Garuda Indonesian, crashed after having reached an altitude of 30 m after taking off from runway 35. The aircraft banked to the right and crashed 90 m to the right of the centerline. The aircraft had accumulated 2095 flying hours and 1478 cycles. The plane was training flight from Kemayoran Airport, Jakarta. Killing 3 crew on board.[191]
• On 7 September 1974, a Fokker F-27 PK-GFJ crashed on approach to Tanjung Karang-Branti Airport. The aircraft crashed short of the runway while on approach in limited visibility. The aircraft eventually struck buildings near the runway and caught fire. 33 out of 36 people on board perished.[192]
• On 24 September 1975, Garuda Indonesia Flight 150 PK-GVC crashed on approach to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport. The accident, which was attributed to poor weather and fog, killed 25 out of 61 passengers and one person on the ground.[192]
• On 11 July 1979, a Fokker F-28 PK-GND on a domestic flight hit a volcano on approach to Medan Airport, Indonesia. All 61 people on board were killed.[193]
• On 28 March 1981, Garuda Indonesia Flight 206, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, PK-GNJ "Woyla", was hijacked on a domestic flight from Palembang to Medan by five heavily armed hijackers. The hijackers diverted the flight to Penang, and then to Bangkok. The hijackers demanded the release of 84 political prisoners in Indonesia. On the third day of the hijacking (31 March 1981), the airplane, parked in Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport, was stormed by Indonesian commandos One of the commandos was shot, probably by his comrades, as was the pilot, also probably by Indonesian commandos. The rest of the hostages were released unharmed. Two of the hijackers surrendered to the Thai commandos, but they were killed by the Indonesian commandos on the plane taking them back to Jakarta.[194][195]
• On 20 March 1982, a Fokker F-28 on a domestic flight overran the runway at Tanjung Karang-Branti Airport in bad weather. The aircraft subsequently burst into flames killing all 27 people on board.[196]
• On 4 April 1987, Garuda Indonesia Flight 035 PK-GNQ hit a pylon and crashed on approach to Polonia International Airport in bad weather. 23 people were killed.[197]
• On 13 June 1996, Garuda Indonesia Flight 865 PK-GIE overran the runway at Fukuoka Airport, Japan after aborting takeoff well above rotation speed. The number-3 engine fuel line was severed, resulting in a fire and the destruction of the rear end of the aircraft. Three of the 275 people on board were killed.[198]
• On 26 September 1997, Garuda Indonesia Flight 152, an Airbus A300B4-220 PK-GAI flying from Jakarta to Medan, crashed in Sibolangit, 18 miles (29 km) short of Medan airport in low visibility, killing all 234 people on board. It is the deadliest aviation incident in Indonesia.[199]
• On 16 January 2002, Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 PK-GWA en route from Lombok to Yogyakarta was forced to make an emergency landing but finally crashed in poor weather on the Solo River, due to an engine flameout caused by water and hail ingestion. One person, a stewardess, was killed in the accident.[200]
• On 7 September 2004, human rights activist Munir Said Thalib was murdered on Garuda Indonesia Flight 974, bound for Amsterdam.[201] Garuda's CEO at the time, Indra Setiawan, his deputy Rohainil Aini, and pilot Pollycarpus Priyanto were all convicted of his murder.[20][21] Garuda was found negligent in failing to perform an emergency landing and was ordered to pay compensation to Munir's widow,[22] but did not do so immediately.[23]
• On 7 March 2007, Garuda Indonesia Flight 200, a Boeing 737-400PK-GZC flying from Jakarta to Yogyakarta, overran the runway on landing at Adisutjipto International Airport, Yogyakarta. 21 people were killed when the aircraft burst into flames.[202]

See also

• Aviation in Indonesia
• List of airlines of Indonesia
• List of airports in Indonesia
• List of companies of Indonesia
• Tourism in Indonesia
• Transport in Indonesia

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External links

Media related to Garuda Indonesia at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in English, Indonesian, Japanese, Dutch, and Chinese)
• Official website (1996–1997)
• Garuda Annual Report 2012
• Colours Garuda Indonesia Magazine