Garuda Indonesia Opens Direct Flights from Jakarta to London This Year

Direct flight route from Jakarta to London ready to be served Garuda Indonesia this year. At least in the fourth quarter of 2013, Garuda Indonesia has direct service from Jakarta to London. International routes will be serviced using wide-body aircraft Boeing 777-300 Extended Range which has a passenger capacity of up to 314 people.

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Garuda Indonesia airline will operate a direct flight route from Jakarta to London. The plan will begin in the fourth quarter of 2013. This step was taken as the development of international flights and as part of the move the company into a global player. Indonesian state-owned airline will operate a direct flight route from London to Jakarta via Gatwick Airport, London. President Director of Garuda Indonesia Emirsyah Satar explained direct flights will be served by Garuda Indonesia six times a week using Boeing 777-300 Extended Range aircraft with a capacity of 314 passengers, consisting of 8 first class seats, 38 business class seats, and 268 economy class seats.

Opening the route Jakarta-London flight is expected to drive economic activity between Indonesia and the United Kingdom. This follows the increasing trade between the two countries every year. The presence of a direct flight route from Jakarta to London would be complete international route from Jakarta-Abu Dhabi-Amsterdam.

The opening of this route is part of the Quantum Leap program 2011-2015 to develop a network of international flights. "As part of an effort to improve service to users of the service, new routes will be serviced by a fleet of Boeing 777-300ER equipped with WiFi and service" Chef on Board "for" First Class. "This service is presented to provide more comfort to passengers when doing long-haul flights," Emir said in a press conference in Jakarta, Sunday, February 3, 2013.

According to Emir, it chose Gatwick as the airport operations for a direct flight from Jakarta to London because of its convenience and breadth of network and accessibility options into other European countries. The opening of the new route is also expected to open a direct access from Southeast Asia to Europe and vice versa.

In addition to these routes, Garuda Indonesia this year will also open new international routes into Auckland and Brisbane. Additionally, Garuda Indonesia also continues to expand its flights to Europe through a network of codeshare agreement with several other international airlines, including Etihad Airways. This allows passengers to fly into 7 major cities across Europe.