Indonesia’s national airline, Garuda Indonesia,
is increasing capacity on its Jakarta – Singapore route
by operating larger capacity aircraft in response to the strong bi-directional
demand.
Garuda Indonesia currently operates nine daily flights
between Singapore and Jakarta. Starting this
month, two daily 162-seater Boeing 737-800 services will be replaced by the
222-seater Airbus A330-200 aircraft, increasing the capacity on each flight by
37%.
The A332 aircraft will be
deployed on the afternoon GA 829 service departing Singapore at 12.20pm and the
evening GA 837 flight departing at 8.20pm. It will also be operated on the
morning GA 826 flight departing Jakarta
at 8.35am and the GA 834 leaving at 4.30pm.
The flight capacity on the
Singapore-Jakarta service will be adjusted again in November to meet projected
passengers’ demand. Effective 6 November, the two daily A332 flights will be
replaced by the bigger 257-seater Airbus A330-300 aircraft and another two
daily return B737-800 services will be operated on the A332 aircraft.
“Garuda Indonesia’s flights from Singapore to Jakarta
have always been popular with both business and leisure travellers because of
our convenient flight timings and value added services,” said Nicodemus Lampe,
Vice President, Area Asia, Garuda Indonesia. “We have also been
seeing an increasing trend of passengers upgrading and opting for our Executive
Class when travelling with us. This development enhances our continual push
into the premium market as it marks a 300-350% increase in our executive class
capacity per flight.”
In addition to the capacity
upgrade, Garuda Indonesia
will also be moving its check in services at Changi Airport Terminal 3 from the
existing Row 1 to the more centrally located Row 5 starting 25 September,
providing passengers added convenience and easier access to the departure gates
situated across the centre row.
Singapore is
Garuda’s busiest destination outside of Indonesia
and the airline currently operates over 80 weekly flights from Singapore to four Indonesian destinations namely
Bali, Jakarta, Balikpapan
and Surabaya.
