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Garuda Indonesia to sign on as Skyteam member

Originally published on www.businesstraveller.asia 23/11/2010 - Filed under: News »

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Garuda Indonesia has confirmed that it intends to join the SkyTeam airline alliance. Today, it will sign on officially with the group and discuss the processes leading up to full membership.

Skyteam has recently strengthened its presence in Asia, adding its first Southeast Asian carrier, Vietnam Airlines. Taiwan's China Airlines will come onboard in 2011. It is also looking at places such as Latin America, India and more of the Asia-Pacific to find members "to further better meet demand of our customers," said Skyteam chairman Leo van Wijk.

Garuda's participation will add approximately 30 destinations throughout the Indonesian archipelago to the SkyTeam network that currently comprises 13 airlines, including Air France, China Southern Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM and Korean Airlines, and connects to 841 destinations in 162 countries.

For more on Skyteam, visit www.skyteam.com or on Garuda, www.garuda-indonesia.com

Margie T Logarta

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OzGlobal - 25/11/2010 19:04

Be careful of your codeshare flight numbers. Garuda was on a no-fly list in Europe until recently. In Australia, we call them the 'white knuckle' airline, most of their pilots used to be ex IDF air force pilots and cowboys.

MJRELJE - 26/11/2010 03:20

I'd call QF the white knuckle airline from now on. I hear they have started a new route SIN-SIN

OzGlobal - 29/11/2010 00:33

@MJREJE If you're led by media hype rather than facts, then I can understand that. Garuda have actually lost a lot of passengers. Oh and by the way: do a search: several years ago, BA were having near daily RR engine failures in flight on 747-400s due to some maintenance issues. The difference was from Qantas is that on several occasions, BA pilots decided to continue the entire flight on 3 engines. Notably on one LAX-LHR flight his miscalculation lead to an emergency diversion to Manchester. Further, BA had multiple uncommanded 777 engine shut downs and the 777-200 crash at LHR. An I fly BA without any qualms, but would never set foot on Garuda....

PeterOz49 - 30/11/2010 11:15

I have flown Garuda many times, they are fine.

Age_of_Reason - 12/04/2012 10:31

The Garuda experience Bali-Jakarta .... don't bother. Garuda will not check luggage through from domestic to international at Jakarta, and they'll hit you with 'airport service charge' in CASH (rupiah or US$) at the CHECKIN. SO save your money and go for Lion or any other honest cheap&cheerful competitor, or fly via KUL or SIN in style.

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