Garuda Indonesia Expects 10% Passenger Growth

President Director of national carrier PT Garuda Indonesia Arif Wibowo predicted that passenger growth of the airline would reach 8-10 percent in 2016.

“The growth is supported by the booming tourism industry in Indonesia,” Arif said in Jakarta on Sunday (3/1).

For the record, in 2015, PT. Garuda Indonesia reported a positive passenger growth, that is 25 million passengers or a 3 million increase from that in 2014.

In the meantime, its subsidiary, Citilink, also posted a quite significant growth, that is 11 million passengers or a 2 million increase from that in the previous year.

Therefore, to anticipate the increase in the number of passengers, Arif said that the airline would purchase 23 new aircrafts, which purchased with leasing mechanism.

Furthermore, Arif also hoped that in May 2016, Garuda Indonesia could use Terminal 3 of the Soekarno-Hatta International airport that is now under renovation.

“We hope that with the new terminal, our services could improve,” he concluded.