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GARUDA Indonesia and its subsidiary Citilink are preparing 1.2 million flight seats during the Lebaran 1444 Hijri hometown and backflow period for domestic and international routes projected from April 15 (H-7) to April 30 (H+8).
The composition of this seat availability consists of at least 518,856 seats that will be provided by Garuda Indonesia by operating a number of wide-body aircraft, including the Airbus A330-900; Airbus A330-300; and Boeing 777-300ER.
“Meanwhile, Citilink will prepare 722,080 seats that will be served by Airbus A320-200 aircraft,” said Garuda Indonesia CEO Irfan Setiaputra in an official statement received by Indonesia Window here on Sunday (04/02).
Garuda Indonesia’s flight capacity will be optimized on a number of routes that have high demand, including Jakarta-Padang, Jakarta-Semarang, Jakarta-Solo, Jakarta-Yogyakarta, Jakarta-Denpasar. This step is also harmonized with an increase in the frequency of international flights to Singapore, Amsterdam, Seoul to Bangkok.
Irfan said, the availability of Garuda Indonesia Group flight seats in the Lebaran period this year recorded an increase of 45 percent compared to the peak season in 2022. This year’s Eid is one of the most anticipated moments for the Indonesian people, especially during the pandemic transition.
Therefore, integrated readiness from upstream to downstream flight operations will continue to be improved through intensive coordination with airport stakeholders, consistency in the application of service and operations excellent Garuda Indonesia Group.
Irfan also added, Garuda Indonesia as a state-owned airline together with its subsidiary Citilink ensures that public accessibility to air transportation services can run optimally.
Another effort of Garuda Indonesia Group to welcome the Lebaran peak season this time is also realized by periodically monitoring and anticipating the need for extra flights which will be prepared according to the movement of the community ahead of the holiday. [antaranews/photo special]
