Garuda Indonesia will introduce Jakarta-Nagoya route in April 2015, to meet market demand and broaden its flight network in Japan. President and CEO Garuda Indonesia Emirsyah Satar said that reopening the Nagoya route was a strategy to expand the Garuda network to Japan and beyond. "Japan is very important to Garuda Indonesia. For more than 50 years, Garuda Indonesia has shown its support towards the diplomatic relations between Indonesia and Japan -- especially in increasing economic, … [Read more...] about Garuda to launch JKT-Nagoya service
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Garuda reinstates Jakarta-Haneda direct service
Garuda Indonesia has officially reinstated its daily Jakarta - Haneda service from 15 June 2014 utlising A330-300 equipment to meet what it says is market demand and broaden its flight network. For Garuda Indonesia, the occasion signifies an important moment in history as its echoes the airline's first flight from Indonesia to Japan on 13 March 1962 which departed from the old Kemayoran Airport Jakarta for Haneda via Hong Kong, using a Lockheed L-118 Electra. … [Read more...] about Garuda reinstates Jakarta-Haneda direct service
Garuda delays London service due to Jakarta runway problem
Due to runway problems at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Garuda Indonesia has been forced to postpone its new service to London, which had initially been planned for 2 November 2013. Garuda said the pavement classification number (PCN) of the runways and apron at Soekarno-Hatta Airport do not meet the required level of strength which is typically needed for the operation of a full capacity, heavy duty commercial aircraft, such as the B777-300ER. Garuda Indonesia president & CEO … [Read more...] about Garuda delays London service due to Jakarta runway problem
