Garuda Indonesia

Garuda Indonesia is the flag carrier of Indonesia, headquartered at Soekarno–Hatta International Airport near Jakarta. A successor of KLM Interinsulair Bedrijf, it is a member of SkyTeam airline alliance and the second-largest airline of Indonesia after Lion Air, operating scheduled flights to a number of destinations across Asia, Europe, and Australia from its hubs, focus cities, as well as other cities for Hajj. It is the only Indonesian airline that flies to European airspace.

Garuda Indonesia
IATA ICAO Callsign
GA GIA INDONESIA
Founded1 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)
HubsJakarta–Soekarno-Hatta
Secondary hubs
  • Denpasar
  • Makassar
Focus citiesSurabaya
Frequent-flyer programGarudaMiles
AllianceSkyTeam
Subsidiaries
Fleet size73
Destinations51 (including cargo)
Parent company
Traded asIDX: GIAA
HeadquartersGaruda City Center Building Complex
M1 Street, Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia
Key people
  • Timur Sukirno (President Commissioner)
  • Irfan Setiaputra (President & CEO)
Revenue US$2.1 billion (2022):22
Operating income US$3.736 billion (2022):23
Net income US$3.935 billion (2022):23
Total assets US$6.235 billion (2022):19
Employees 4,459 (2022):141
Website

At its peak from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s, Garuda operated an extensive network of flights all over the world, with regularly scheduled services to Adelaide, Cairo, Fukuoka, Johannesburg, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome, and other cities in Europe, Australia and Asia. 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 acquiring a newer, more modern fleet and facilities and renewing focus on international markets. It earned Garuda awards such as Most Improved Airline, 5-Star Airline, and World's Best Cabin Crew by Skytrax.

Garuda also operated a budget subsidiary, Citilink, that provided low-cost flights to multiple Indonesian destinations and was spun-off in 2012. In November 2018, the airline took over operations as well as financial management of Sriwijaya Air by a cooperation agreement (KSO); the contract expired in December 2019.

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