Irfan Setiaputra: Garuda Indonesia Fully Supports The Emergency Community Activity Restrictions With Customized Flight Service

Irfan Setiaputra emphasized that Garuda Indonesia fully supports Emergency PPKM, and flight services adjust accordingly. (Doc Garuda Indonesia)

JAKARTA - Irfan Setiaputra, President Director of Garuda Indonesia confirmed that they fully support the policy for the implementation of the Java-Bali Emergency Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM), which will be implemented from July 3 to July 3, 2021.

A number of flight service operational policy adjustments are also being made, starting from tightening the implementation of health protocols to providing supporting facilities to fulfill travel requirements during the Emergency PPKM period.

According to Irfan Setiaputra, in line with the implementation of the Emergency PPKM policy, Garuda Indonesia continues to carry out various adaptive steps in ensuring the company's commitment to supporting efforts to overcome the pandemic runs optimally and in line with the Company's continuous steps to ensure the availability of healthy, safe and comfortable flight service accessibility for the Indonesian people, especially in Indonesia. this Emergency PPKM period.

"In the midst of various public preferences for flight services in the new normal era, we at Garuda Indonesia strive to always be present to provide the best flight services, not only by optimizing the implementation of comprehensive health protocols but also by presenting various added values of healthy flight services, especially in a crucial period like this emergency PPKM period", said Irfan Setiaputra in a written statement received by the editorial team.

Irfan Setiaputra, President Director of Garuda Indonesia. (Intermediate Doc)

A Commitment

"We are currently presenting this commitment through the provision of COVID-19 vaccination facilities at Soetta terminal 3 and plans to expand vaccination service points, optimize digital assets to meet the needs of seamless and contactless flight services, and most importantly ensure the availability of flight accessibility for people who have access to flights. must carry out flights during the Emergency PPKM period through optimizing passenger loading in accordance with applicable regulations", explained Irfan

Irfan explained, "Coinciding with the momentum of implementing Emergency PPKM accompanied by various tightening of air transportation passenger travel requirements. Among others, through the requirements for vaccination cards and neighborhood-level PCR examination documents with negative results with a validity period of 2 x 24 hours which will take effect on July 5, 2021", he continued.

Garuda Indonesia is also committed to implementing comprehensive health protocols, especially through flight services with flight crews who have received complete vaccinations. There is also an upgrade to the air filtration system in the aircraft cabin to filter bacterial and viral contaminants up to 99 percent.

"Garuda also implements fleet disinfection procedures on a regular basis to maintain the cleanliness of the aircraft cabin - this can be a continuous step that we believe can maximize prevention measures and minimize the risk of spreading the virus on the plane", said Irfan.

"With various adaptive efforts in presenting this healthy flight service which is also aligned with the development of authority policies and public preferences for flight services, we are optimistic that we can further strengthen multi-protection protection for the community in using the choice of air transportation mode with Garuda Indonesia in this Emergency PPKM period", concluded Irfan Setiaputra.