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Garuda Indonesia
Founded 1 August 1947; 76 years ago (1947-08-01) (as KLM Interinsulair Bedrijf)
Commenced operations 26 January 1949 (1949-01-26) (as Garuda Indonesian Airways)
Hubs
Secondary hubs
  • Juanda International Airport
  • Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport
Focus cities
  • Adisucipto International Airport
  • Sam Ratulangi International Airport
  • Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport
Frequent-flyer program GarudaMiles
Alliance SkyTeam
Subsidiaries
  • Citilink
  • GMF AeroAsia
  • Sriwijaya Air
  • Abacus Distribution Systems Indonesia
  • Aero Systems Indonesia
  • Aerowisata
Fleet size 143
Destinations 91 (69 Domestic and 22 International)
Company slogan The Airline of Indonesia
Parent company Indonesian Ministry of State Owned Enterprises (60.51%)
Headquarters Garuda City Center Building Complex
M1 Street, Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia
Key people
  • Agus Santoso (Chief Commissioner)
  • I Gusti Ngurah Askhara Danadiputra (President Director and CEO)
Revenue Increase US$3.86 billion (Rp53.08 trillion) (2016)
Net income Decrease US$9.36 million (Rp128.7 billion) ((2016)
Total assets Increase US$3.74 billion (Rp51.4 trillion) (2016)
Total equity Increase US$1.009 billion (Rp13.8 trillion) (2016)
Employees 20,000 (March 2016)
Website garuda-indonesia.com

PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (IDX: GIAA), known as Garuda Indonesia, is the flag carrier of Indonesia. It is named after the mythical giant bird Garuda of Hinduism and Buddhist mythology. Garuda Indonesia is based in Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, near Jakarta.

Gallery

Images for kids

  • Seulawah Garuda Indonesia 1

    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.

  • Douglas DC-8-55, Garuda Indonesia JP6839308

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

  • Douglas DC-10-30 PK-GIA Garuda AMS 11.09.77 edited-3

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

  • Tiket Garuda Indonesia Perak Panjaitan

    A boarding ticket issued by Garuda Indonesia

  • 2001 - Garuda Indonesia, Sepinggan, Balikpapan, Kalimantan

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

  • Garuda Old and New Livery

    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)

  • Stewardess airline

    Garuda Indonesia flight attendants wearing mask during COVID-19 pandemic

  • Garuda Indonesia Flight Attendants in Kebaya

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

  • Terminal Garuda Indonesia di Bandara Soekarno-Hatta Cengkareng

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

  • Komodo garuda

    Garuda Indonesia Bombardier CRJ1000 at Komodo Airport

  • Garuda Indonesia CRJ1000 at YPXM

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

  • PK-GII (Soekarno-Hatta Airport, 29 December 2017)

    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.

  • Garuda Indonesia B 777 300 ER Executive Class

    Garuda Indonesia Boeing 777-300ER Business Class

  • Garuda Cabin (7373630910)

    Garuda Indonesia A330-200 older Economy Class

  • Soekarno-Hatta Garuda Ticket Box

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

  • Garuda Indonesia Executive Lounge Soekarno Hatta 01

    Business Lounge at Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta Airport

  • Garuda Lounge Hang Nadim

    Garuda Indonesia Business Lounge at Hang Nadim Airport

  • Garuda Indonesia A330-300 PK-GPA in Liverpool FC onboard markings landing runway 27 at Liverpool John Lennon airport-2

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

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Garuda Indonesia para niños

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