GARUDA Indonesia resumed daily services between Jakarta and Taipei on May 24, 2012, following an eight-year hiatus on the route.
The flag carrier will use a Boeing B737-800NG aircraft with 12 business- and 144 economy-class seats.
Elisa Lumbantoruan, executive vice president Marketing & Sales, Garuda Indonesia, said the re-launch was part of the airline’s ongoing network expansion.
“Through the reopening of this route, Garuda can hopefully bridge and increase trade and tourism between the two cities,” she said.
Garuda recently signed an agreement with China Airlines to codeshare on the Taiwanese carrier’s Taipei-Jakarta, Taipei-Denpasar and Taipei-Singapore-Surabaya routes.
An impending extension of this codeshare arrangement will enable Garuda customers to avail of connecting flights operated by China Airlines to longhaul destinations such as San Francisco and Los Angeles.
