Garuda Indonesia Operation 83 Flights During The Peak Period Of The G20 Delegation Movement

Garuda Indonesia aircraft. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Garuda Indonesia continues to maximize its operational smoothness ahead of the G20 Summit. This national airline will operate 83 flights from and to Denpasar, Bali at the peak period of the traffic movement of the G20 delegation. President Director of Garuda Indonesia Irfan Setiaputra said that the period from 13 to 17 November is the peak of the movement traffic of the G20 delegation. Therefore, said Irfan, his party will monitor the development of the situation to ensure that Garuda Indonesia flight services during that period can run optimally. "During the 13-17 November period, Garuda operated at least 83 flights from and to Denpasar," he said in an official statement, Friday, November 11. Irfan said that his party also continues to maximize its operational smoothness ahead of the G20 Summit. This was done to ensure that the need for accessibility of public aviation services during the G20 forum can be fulfilled optimally. "We have also strengthened the operational readiness of making a number of adjustments to the operational aspects of flights through intensive coordination with airport service stakeholders in particular in strengthening various mitigation measures in anticipating various flight operational policies during the event of the presidency forum," he said. Including, continued Irfan, related to the provisions of flight protocols for state leaders who will arrive in Bali as well as those who will return to continue their flights from Bali. The operational adjustments made related to the adjustment of the type of fleets that will operate from and to Bali, as well as to the adjustment of the ground time of aircraft at the time in Denpasar in accordance with the Regulation of the Ministry of Transportation. RI concerning Aviation Operational Regulations During the Implementation of the G20 Indonesia Presidency Summit in 2022.

In addition, Garuda Indonesia also carried out intensive coordination with relevant stakeholders by adjusting flight schedules referring to available flight slots and repositioning aircraft rotation through optimizing the Jakarta hub base. "As part of the national aviation ecosystem that fully supports Indonesia's work as the host of the G20 presidency forum, Garuda Indonesia also carried out a number of flight service accessibility support initiatives including through flight service support for post-presidential delegations who will serve in Bali to actively engage in various discussion forums and G20 cooperation in the scope of aviation operations," he said. With various flight operational aspects adjustments, Garuda also appealed to the public to periodically check flight schedules, especially during the G20 event period, which peaked the delegation movement traffic. "We also helped to optimize the delay management system to anticipate changes in flight schedules, including implementing service recovery, referring to applicable regulations," said Irfan.