In line with Garuda Indonesia’s domestic network expansion program, especially in the Eastern Regions of Indonesia, on Thursday, July 1, 2010, Garuda Indonesia formally announced the opening of the Jakarta-Palu flight service with a stopover in Ujung Pandang.

The Jakarta-Palu flight was inaugurated by Garuda Indonesia EVP Commercial Services, Agus Priyanto and the Governor of Central Sulawesi Province, H.B. Paliudju in Terminal 2F, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Cengkareng.

Garuda Indonesia flies to Palu daily, leaving Jakarta (GA 608) at 12.00 WIB and arriving in Palu at 17.05 WITA. It departs again from Palu at 17.45 WITA (GA 609) and arrives in Jakarta at 20.45 WIB. The Jakarta-Palu is served once daily with Boeing 737-400 with capacity of 134 seats, comprising 14 in business class and 120 in economy class.

In light of Palu's rapid development into a thriving industrial region, Central Sulawesi Governor, H.B. Paliudju, welcomed the opening of the new service stating his confidence that the new service will enhance tourism and improve the local business condition. “The new route will enable visitors to travel to and from Palu for both business and leisure purposes,” the Governor added.

Garuda Indonesia EVP Commercial Services, Agus Priyanto explained that besides giving our customers better service and more travel options, particularly those in the Eastern regions of Indonesia, the opening of the Jakarta-Palu service will hopefully contribute to the dynamics of the local economy. "Central Sulawesi's remarkable growth in recent years has turned Palu into a potentially lucrative region for business and investment. We hope Garuda Indonesia's presence in this region will speed up the government's efforts to continue developing the region," added Agus Priyanto.

Garuda Indonesia has already opened several new domestic routes, namely Jakarta-Ternate on May 25 and Jakarta-Ambon on June 3. For the international routes, Garuda Indonesia began flying Jakarta-Amsterdam via Dubai and Surabaya-Hong Kong on June 1, 2010, and Denpasar-Hong Kong on June 2, 2010. In line with the arrival of 24 new aircrafts this year, Garuda Indonesia is planning to open other domestic routes, namely Jakarta-Bengkulu and Jakarta-Tanjung Pandan.

Jakarta, July 01, 2010

PT. GARUDA INDONESIA
VP.CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

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