Former Garuda Indonesia Commissioner Peter Gontha: Morning Mr. Triawan, Garuda Indonesia Is Made Bankrupt, So It's Okay To Open It Up, Right!

Former Commissioner of Garuda Indonesia, Peter Gontha. (Photo: Instagram @petergontha)

JAKARTA - Former Commissioner of PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Peter F. Gontha spoke on his social media. He questioned where the difference in the money from the rental price of the Boeing 777 leased by Garuda Indonesia went.

According to Peter, the usual rental price for a Boeing 777 is US$750 thousand per month. However, since the first plane lease letter was signed, the cost incurred by Garuda was US$1.4 million per month.

"This is a Boeing 777, the average rental price in the market is 750 thousand US dollars per month. Garuda starts from the first day paying double? 1.4 million US dollars per month. Where did the money go when it was signed? Just want to know?," wrote Peter on his personal Instagram account @petergontha, quoted Thursday, October 28.

Peter also interacted through the comments column with Triawan Munaf, who are both former commissioners of Garuda. He asked permission to open up the problems that occurred in Garuda's body.

"Morning Mr. @triawanmunaf, Garuda is about to go bankrupt, so it's okay to open it up, right! Did I make it up, sir?" wrote Peter.

Triawan also invited Peter to continue his wish. According to him, Peter is the person who knows best about the problem.

"Mr. Peter, who has experienced, Mr. Peter, is the most worthy to testify," replied Triawan.

As is known, Garuda has a total of 142 aircraft, as many as 136 aircraft with lease status, and 6 aircraft owned by the company. Consists of Boeing 777-300, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-8 Max, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A330-900, CRJ1000 NextGen, and ATR 72-600 aircraft types.

Especially for the Boeing 777-300ER, Garuda Indonesia has 10 aircraft. The aircraft, which can accommodate a total of up to 314 passengers, is used for long-distance routes. This Boeing 777-300ER is claimed by Garuda to be able to go up to 930 kilometers per hour.

It is noted that Garuda Indonesia leased two of its 777-300ER from ALAFCO, two from Altavair, and the remaining six from ICBC Leasing.

However, during the pandemic, it was reduced so that there are around 53 aircrafts currently operated to support the company's operations.