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Garuda Indonesia named after a legendary flying creature, Perusahaan Penerbangan Garuda Indonesia (PPGI) is the national aerial carrier of this South East Asian country. It is based in Soekarno- Hatta International Airport located in the capital city of Jakarta.

PPGI also has hubs that can be found in Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport, Balikpapan’s Sepinggan International Airport, Medan’s Polonia International Airport and Surabaya’s Juanda International Airport.

Garuda Indonesia History

History Garuda Indonesia started in the latter part of the 1940’s when the country gained independence from the Dutch colonizers. After years of achieving societal freedom, January 26, 1949 was distinguished as the founding date.

Douglas DC-3 was the first craft of PPGI which was dubbed as “Seulawah” in Acehnese, meaning “Gold Mountain.” Such mode of transportation was purchased at a sum of 12, 000 Malayan dollars.

The 1960’s was a period of abundance for Garuda Indonesia Airlines (GIA) . The fleet consisted of eight Convair 340’s, three Convair 440’s and eight Convair 240’s. Then later, three Convair 990’s and three Lockheed L- 188 Electrawere were added to the growing flotilla. Soon after, PPGI opened a route that can now serve guests who wish to fly to Hong Kong landing in the runway of Kai Tak International Airport.

Services On board any of the crafts owned by PPGI, you will surely be treated with utmost service by the staff whether you are in a business class or economy class. You can also choose among the forty- five destinations available, twenty- one are domestic and twenty- four are international, that travel in different continents.

Garuda Indonesia Airlines Today

GIA currently shares code agreements with China Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Gulf Air, Korean Air, Malaysian Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Qatar Airways and Vietnam Airlines.

For any needs that you might have, such as bookings and reservations, GIA’s twenty- four hour customer service hotline will be very much pleased to accommodate your calls anytime. Responding to modernization, Garuda Indonesia recently introduced the electronic ticket system that caters to passengers originating in the capital city of Jakarta. The computerized method is more reliable when compared to the traditional approach.

In the last stretch of 2005, Garuda Indonesia announced to the public the fresh look of their Frequent Flyer Program. Aside from the make- over, it also offers newer benefits that will allow members to accumulate points every instance they fly with Garuda Indoensia, which is divided into four levels namely Blue, Silver, Gold and Platinum.

For more information about Garuda Indonesia, log on to www.garuda-indonesia.com.

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