Garuda to strengthen fleet with 17 new units of aircraft
Garuda Indonesia Group said it will strengthen its fleet with 17 new units of aircraft this year. The 17 units of aircraft will include a Boeing 777-300 ER, four units of Airbus A 330-300, and four units of ATR 72-600 for Garuda Indonesia and 8 units of Airbus A 320 aircraft for its subsidiary Citilink,a Garuda vice president for Corporate Communications Benny Siga Butarbutar said here on Tuesday.
With the addition of new units, the Garuda Indonesia Group will operate 197 units of aircraft, Benny said on the sideline of commissioning a new route between Medans Kualanamu airport and Singapore.
“The total number is 197 units including 53 units operated by Citilink,” he said.
Citilink is a budget airline serving mainly domestic flights, with Garuda, the nations flag carrier serving international as well as domestic flights.
From Kualanamu Garuda Indonesia Group serves direct flights to Jakarta, Banda Aceh, Lhokseumawe, Sabang, Batam, Lampung, Palembang, Denpasar, Sibolga, and Gunung Sitoli on the islanf of Nias off western coast of North Sumatra.
Garuda Indonesia President M Arif Wibowo said the airline will also increase service for short distance flights.