Garuda selects Amsterdam as European hub, commences non-stop service

GARUDA Indonesia will upgrade the current Jakarta-Abu Dhabi-Amsterdam to a direct service as of May 30, making the Dutch capital its hub for Europe and beyond.

The airline will swap the Airbus 330 for the Boeing 777-300ER for the direct flights.

Garuda Indonesia passengers will thus be able to purchase tickets for all major destinations in Europe as well as the Americas on a single Garuda ticket, combining flight itineraries with connecting flights from its SkyTeam partners including KLM, Air France, Delta Airlines, Air Europa, and others.

In the meantime, the airline, which originally planned to also fly direct between Jakarta and London (TTG Asia e-Daily, February 5, 2013), will now serve London (Gatwick) through the Amsterdam hub from September 8.

Garuda was scheduled to start London flights in June, but was unable to secure take-off and landing slots at Gatwick for the peak summer season.

Emirsyah Satar, president & CEO of Garuda Indonesia, said: “Following Garuda’s official joining of SkyTeam (TTG Asia e-Daily, March 6, 2014), the opportunities presented by the established SkyTeam hub at Amsterdam are too significant to pass up, as it will be an alternative gateway for passengers who wish to travel beyond Europe.

“They will be able to choose from 1,064 destinations in 178 countries served by the SkyTeam member airlines.”

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