Garuda confirms a return to Brisbane
Garuda Indonesia will reintroduce services from Brisbane to Jakarta and Denpasar starting August 2013 after a five-year break.
Bagus Y. Siregar, vice president for Garuda Indonesia Australia, said the move responds to strong demand.
"Australian travel to Indonesia is growing every year, with a 20% increase in passenger numbers in the first half of this year on the same period in 2011.
"We have also seen a significant growth in demand in Queensland, particularly in the leisure sector."
Garuda will receive 24 new aircraft next year, comprising of four B777-300ER, ten B737-800 NextGen, two Airbus A330-200, one A330-300 and seven Bombardier CRJ-1000 NextGen.
"This will allow us to expand our domestic and international network," said Garuda Indonesia president and CEO, Emirsyah Satar
Ian Jarrett
Have your say Cancel reply
Subscribe/Login to Travel Mole Newsletter
Travel Mole Newsletter is a subscriber only travel trade news publication. If you are receiving this message, simply enter your email address to sign in or register if you are not. In order to display the B2B travel content that meets your business needs, we need to know who are and what are your business needs. ITR is free to our subscribers.































Global tourism exceeds 1.5 billion travelers announces UN-Tourism
Qatar Airways offers reduced timetable to over 60 destinations
WTTC global tourism reached record economic impact of 11 trillion in 2025
Hands In, UATP join forces for airline multi-card payments
Overseas travelers to the United States declined by 2.5% in 2025