Member Of DPR PKB Faction Calls Serious Efforts Needed To Save Garuda Indonesia: Without It, The Recovery Of This Airline Is Difficult To Achieve

JAKARTA - Member of Commission VI of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Marwan Jafar, said that serious efforts were needed in efforts to save Garuda Indonesia's state-owned airline company from various problems being faced, ranging from aircraft rental issues, high operational costs, to being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

"That's why we must look for other, better, smarter and concrete efforts. For example, the step to acquire the airline Citilink through the holding program, it is possible that Garuda Indonesia will be able to maintain the aviation business, which is increasingly competitive," said Marwan Jafar in a statement in Jakarta, quoted from Between, Wednesday July 14th.

For that, continued Marwan, there is no other way but to nourish several vital and strategic aspects in the body of the nation's proud airline.

According to Marwan, the consequences of the restructuring program at the iron bird company will have an impact on a very significant reduction in the number of aircraft owned by Garuda.

Nevertheless, Garuda Indonesia is expected to be able to maintain the level of availability of aircraft that are ready to fly at any time.

"In turn, the recovery business process or the recovery of the company's health is predicted to slow down as well," said Marwan.

Without making serious and hard efforts, continued Marwan, efforts to restore Garuda Indonesia will be difficult to realize.

The former Minister of Villages-PDTT recommended that Garuda increase the number of cargo transportation, considering that the number of passengers during the COVID-19 pandemic decreased drastically.

"Regarding this, there is information that needs to be clarified, that management and accounting in this line also suffered losses. If this is true, then improvements in Garuda's cargo must be restored immediately," concluded Marwan.