JAKARTA - The national airlines Garuda Indonesia and Emirates have agreed to cooperate in expanding the flight network of the two airlines on 18 routes connecting Indonesia, the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
"Furthermore, this collaboration also provides added value for Emirates service users where through Garuda Indonesia's extensive domestic network, connecting passengers from Emirates can enjoy the best flight services to various priority destinations in Indonesia," said Garuda Indonesia President Director, Irfan Setiaputra. in his statement, quoted from Antara, Tuesday 9 November.
Irfan explained that Garuda Indonesia passengers will have easy access to various destinations operated by Emirates, including Dubai, Bahrain, Moscow, Johannesburg, Cairo, London and Manchester.
Meanwhile, Emirates passengers who will travel to Indonesia via Jakarta can enjoy connecting flight services to various priority destinations in Indonesia such as Denpasar, Surabaya, Makassar, Balikpapan, Manado, Medan, Padang, Solo.
He hopes that the cooperation, which is effective from January 2, 2022, can encourage tourism and trade activities in the context of national economic recovery.
"Departing from the same commitment to provide safe, healthy and comfortable flight services through the implementation of strict health protocols, we hope that this partnership can provide various choices of destinations with the best flight services for passengers," he said.
The convenience of these flight services can be enjoyed end-to-end, starting from ticket reservations, to baggage check-through policies that can be picked up at the final destination.
Furthermore, the two airlines will also explore opportunities for cooperation in managing frequent flyer programs that allow passengers to earn and exchange the points they have earned into flight tickets or other exclusive benefits.
Irfan added, as an effort to strengthen international networks, until October 2021, Garuda Indonesia has codeshare cooperation with at least 24 airline partners around the world that connects Garuda Indonesia passengers to various destinations.
Meanwhile, Emirates Chief Commercial Officer, Adnan Kazim said that his party was pleased to establish a partnership with Garuda Indonesia.
"This collaboration will provide access to more destinations in Indonesia as well as seamless and convenient connectivity to eight domestic destinations in Indonesia to and from Dubai and to our global network via Jakarta, and three destinations via Denpasar," said Kazim.
Kazim said, "Indonesia is an important market for Emirates, and the partnership with Garuda Indonesia is a testament to Emirates' commitment to continue to strengthen our network and improve our offerings.
He also hopes to continue to strengthen the partnership so as to bring more valuable benefits to his customers and travel experience.
"Through the combined expanded network of the two airlines, we are offering our passengers a more seamless experience at check-in, baggage check and boarding at every step of their journey with just one ticket," said Kazim.
This collaboration was stated in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding by the President Director of Garuda Indonesia, Irfan Setiaputra and Emirates Chief Commercial Officer, Adnan Kazim in Dubai, on Thursday 4 November.
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