Garuda Indonesia Will Enter The InJourney Holding Ecosystem This Year

Marketing Director & InJourney Tourism Program Maya Watono (Photo: Mery Handayani / VOI)

JAKARTA - The holding of SOEs in the Aviasi and Tourism sector, PT Aviasi Wisata Indonesia (Persero) or InJourney, has indicated that Garuda Indonesia will enter the InJourney ecosystem in the near future.

InJourney Marketing & Program Marketing Director Maya Watono said that currently the plan to include Garuda Indonesia into InJourney is still in the study stage. However, he confirmed that Garuda would join this year.

"This is in the study stage so I can't comment yet, but of course this year," he said when met in Sarinah, Jakarta, Wednesday, May 8.

Maya said that in the InJourney ecosystem, there will indeed be an airline industry. The reason is, since the beginning of InJourney formed Garuda, it has been planned to enter.

"So this exosystem will be integrated because we already have airports, destination management, tourism development, Sarinah retail, and with the entry of this airline it will truly be an integrated ecosystem," he explained.

Garuda Targets To Join InJourney October 2024

Previously, the President Director of Garuda Indonesia, Irfan Setiaputra, opened up about the plan to join the Aviation and Tourism BUMN Holding ecosystem, InJourney.

Irfan hopes that the Garuda process to enter the InJourney ecosystem can be completed in the near future. In fact, he targets to be able to join InJourney in October 2024.

"The target is this year. October," he said in a media briefing in Jakarta, Monday, April 1.

Irfan believes that joining Garuda Indonesia in the InJourney ecosystem will have a positive impact on BUMN aviation. Including, the expected financial performance can be much better.

"The financial impact should be much better, more efficient the work of aviation-based companies," he explained.

Even so, Irfan said that the joining of Garuda Indonesia to InJourney still takes time. The reason is, there are still some requirements that must be met.

"But this merger process still takes time. It is hoped that it can be completed as soon as possible, but there are many requirements that we must fulfill," he said.