Welcome back Garuda Indonesia

[Fabri88]

Nel topic di LHI è uscita la notizia, grazie a Flyingblueboy, che Garuda Indonesia è stata tolta dalla blacklist dell'UE.

Potrà quindi tornare a solcare i cieli europei.

La compagnia sta avendo un forte rilancio ed è in corso un ampliamento della flotta. Sarà un concorrente in più per l'Asia (il suo continente) e soprattutto per l'Oceania!

Come l'abbiamo lasciata......(742 @ Kai Tak 22 Giugno 1997)


......e come la ritroviamo! (332 @ Melbourne Tullamarine 3 Agosto 2009)

[povvo]

speriamo che la ripresa continui bene e che non ci siano problemi!!!

[araial14]

speriamo che la ripresa continui bene e che non ci siano problemi!!!

Speriamo.
E' una grande compagnia storica che per 5 anni è stata nella black list ;se ora è stata riabilitata le motivazioni che sono intervenute in tal senso hanno una cognizione di causa,come lo furono sicuramente quando fu allontanata.

[povvo]

[Flyingblueboy]

Grazie del tribute.. vi terro' informati se ho news in merito.

Garuda Indonesia opera voli nazionali ed internazionali da Jakarta (Soekarno-Hatta International Airport), come main hub dal Terminal 2F insieme a Merpati Nusantara Airlines (che e' in ancora in EU ban/blacklist). Il terminal 2F e' direttamente collegato ai Terminal 2D e 2E da cui operano gli altri vettori internazionali (Qatar, Emirates, Malaysian, JAL, thai, cathai, singapore, ...).
Al momento Garuda ha un suo programma FF ma nessun accordo con altri vettori o alleanze, per raccogliere miglia, a parte CS agreements con Malaysian airlines su alcune tratte.
Garuda prevede di riprendere a volare in Europa nel 2010/2011 verso Amsterdam e Londra (via Dubai). Finche' non saranno riaperti gli uffici in Europa non sara' possibile ricevere la tessera FF a meno di non ritirarla presso l'ufficio central a Jakarta.

[Flyingblueboy]

E buon Compleanno!

[cabronte]

Allora auguri e buona fortuna a Garuda!

[SuperMau]

Be', che dire..sono STRAcontento....

Secondo, perche' qui da AMS ho sempre visto il loro 744 (fin quando potevano volare in Europa), partire e arrivare
Terzo, perche' sono stato gia' due volte in Indonesia e ci tornerei ancora ma
PRIMO perche' con loro ho fatto il mio primo volo intercontinentale (e secondo in assoluto), FCO-Giacarta-Bali, 20 Maggio 1990 (eh si...un secolo fa.... azz quanto passano gli anni...)

Auguri e Bentornata!

[Flyingblueboy]

Mau confidiamo in te come insider per AMS...

Relativamente a questi annunci wikipedia da per amsterdam la data del 1' Giugno 2010 (via Dubai) mentre per Londra non e' citata una data.

Parlando con il personale a Giacarta, non erano cosi' certi della data per Amsterdam e Londra e mi hanno detto 2010/2011.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda_Indonesia

[Maxlanz]

PRIMO perche' con loro ho fatto il mio primo volo intercontinentale (e secondo in assoluto), FCO-Giacarta-Bali, 20 Maggio 1990 (eh si...un secolo fa.... azz quanto passano gli anni...)

Fammi ricordare quel volo: ricordo di averlo fatto a metà degli anni 90, credo nel '95.
Un MD-11 da Roma ma che si fermava a BKK (io scesi lì, ne sono sicuro).

Ciao
Massimo

[SuperMau]

Mau confidiamo in te come insider per AMS...

Relativamente a questi annunci wikipedia da per amsterdam la data del 1' Giugno 2010 (via Dubai) mentre per Londra non e' citata una data.

Parlando con il personale a Giacarta, non erano cosi' certi della data per Amsterdam e Londra e mi hanno detto 2010/2011.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda_Indonesia

Grazie per la fiducia Cris...
Tengo d'occhio la situazione e vi dico.
Anche se penso che AMS sia prioritario per Garuda, rispetto ad altre stazioni, visto la componente di Indonesiani che vivono qui ( e di olandesi che vanno la eheheheheh)

[SuperMau]

PRIMO perche' con loro ho fatto il mio primo volo intercontinentale (e secondo in assoluto), FCO-Giacarta-Bali, 20 Maggio 1990 (eh si...un secolo fa.... azz quanto passano gli anni...)

Fammi ricordare quel volo: ricordo di averlo fatto a metà degli anni 90, credo nel '95.
Un MD-11 da Roma ma che si fermava a BKK (io scesi lì, ne sono sicuro).

Ciao
Massimo

Max,
no peccato, niente MD11 per me. Ricordo che era un 747 ma (a quel tempo) non mi ricordo quale modello nello specifico. E' giustamente, fermava a BKK un'oretta, poi via per Giakarta (e successivamente per Bali).

E mi ricordo anche che a FCO ci hanno portato con l'autobus al parcheggio remoto e imbarcato con la scaletta...altro che Finger!! Ah, bei tempi!!

Ciao
Mauri

[Maxlanz]

Ricordo che era un 747 ma (a quel tempo) non mi ricordo quale modello nello specifico.

Quasi sicuramente un 747-200.
Ricordo anche un altro volo con loro: di ritorno dall'Indonesia (sempre anni '90 avanzati), feci uno stopover di un paio di giorni a Singapore e poi tornai in Europa su Zurigo. Era un 742. Non ricordo la data ma dell'aereo sono sicuro.

Ciao
Massimo

[SuperMau]

Eh, lo pensavo anche io (visto il periodo)...
Dovrei scavare nell'archivio fotografico, sono sicuro di avere una foto fatta durante quel viaggio... (il problema e' che l'archivio e' in casa della mia ex-moglie )...

Ciao

[Maxlanz]

... (il problema e' che l'archivio e' in casa della mia ex-moglie )...

Eh eh, sono terribili.
Io mi sono separato un paio d'anni fa e anche la mia ex si è portata via un bel po' di belle foto fatte in bei posti, ed in mezzo c'erano anche quelle degli aerei.

Solidarietà.

Ciao
Massimo

[SuperMau]

... (il problema e' che l'archivio e' in casa della mia ex-moglie )...

Eh eh, sono terribili.
Io mi sono separato un paio d'anni fa e anche la mia ex si è portata via un bel po' di belle foto fatte in bei posti, ed in mezzo c'erano anche quelle degli aerei.

Solidarietà.

Ciao
Massimo

Straquoto e solidarizzo su tutto il fronte....e tieni conto che sono separato da 10 ormai...
Ciao
Maurizio

[Maxlanz]

A proposito di Garuda, ecco il mio personale.



Ciao
Massimo

[Flyingblueboy]

Indonesia's Garuda Airline Plans Expansion After EU Lifts Safety BanShare
Friday, 17 July 2009 at 10:14
JAKARTA -- Indonesia's state-owned airline plans to start flying to Europe next year and take other steps to expand its operations after the European Union lifted a two-year ban on selected Indonesian carriers in response to the country's efforts to improve safety standards.
Emirsyah Satar, the chief executive of Garuda Indonesia, the country's flagship carrier, said Garuda would fly first to Amsterdam in the first half of 2010 and would look at other destinations in Europe after that. As part of its planned expansion -- which will double its fleet to 116 aircraft in the next five years, including larger Boeing 777s and Airbus 330-200s -- Garuda is also interested in flying to the U.S., which it doesn't currently serve, Mr. Satar said.

On Tuesday, the European Union lifted a flight ban on Garuda and three other Indonesian operators -- Mandala Airlines, a low-cost carrier that is controlled by U.S. private equity firm Indigo Partners; cargo operator PremiAir; and Airfast, which runs charter flights.

(Tom Wright - Wall Street Journal)

[Flyingblueboy]

Garuda Indonesia Reinstates Direct Flight Jakarta to Sydney, Melbourne and Seoul
Tuesday, 11 August 2009 at 16:14
The existing flights to the three cities served from Denpasar

In order to improve its services to costumers and as part of the realization of the development plan of its network, Garuda Indonesia reinstate direct flight from Jakarta to Sydney, Melbourne, and Seoul .

The Direct flight from Jakarta to Sydney will be commencing on Saturday (01/08), while the flight from Jakarta to Melbourne and Jakarta to Seoul will be commencing on Sunday (02/08). The existing flight to these cities, at this time, also served from Denpasar, Garuda Indonesia's second hub.

Jakarta - Sydney route is served every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, with departure schedule from Jakarta (GA 712) at 22:00 local time, arrived in Sydney at 07.25 local time. The flight depart from Sydney (GA 713) at 10.00 local time and arrived in Jakarta at 14.35 local time.

While the route Jakarta - Melbourne served every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday with the departure time from Jakarta (GA 716) at 22:15 local time, arrived in Melbourne at 07:25 local time. The aircraft flying back from Melbourne (GA 717) on the same day at 09:55 local time, and arrived in Jakarta at 14.00 local time.

The route Jakarta - Seoul will be served every Tuesday, Friday, Sunday with departure time from Jakarta (GA 878) at 23:40 local time, arrived in Seoul at 08.30 local time. The aircraft return from Seoul (GA 879) at 10:35 local time and arrive in Jakarta at 15.30 local time.

The three flights will be using Airbus A330-200 with seating capacity of 36 business class and 186 seats in economy class. The "brand new" aircrafts equipped with a sophisticated "inflight entertainment (IFE)" of "audio & video on demand (avod)" on every seat with 25 movie choices, 10 TV programs, 35 options of music albums as well as 25 interactive video games. Business class seat of A-330-200 has also been equipped with "flat bed" seat that can be set up to 180 '.

The reinstatement of these direct flights from Jakarta to Sydney, Melbourne and Seoul is to add the existing service from Denpasar. Garuda Indonesia currently has the frequency of flights daily from Indonesia to Sydney, Melbourne and Seoul.

The reinstatement flights, is also part of the effort to make Jakarta as a more convenient hub in regional and international. Business travelers who travel from Australia will be more easy to fly to the destinations in the domestic, regional / Asia and in the Middle East via Jakarta and vice versa. In addition, this effort is also to attract more tourist to come to more potential of new tourist destination beyond Bali such as Pangkalpinang, Kendari, Malang, Kupang and the other tourist destinations.

The realization of the direct flight from Jakarta to Sydney, Melbourne and Seoul, will attach to the 13 routes already opened from from 18 routes planned in 2009. The route which have been opened including Lampung, Jambi, Pangkalpinang, Kendari, Malang, Kupang, Denpasar - Ampenan, Surabaya - Denpasar and Hong Kong - Hong Kong, and Jakarta - Shanghai.

To support the development of its business, Garuda Indonesia ordered 50 Boeing 737-800NG which will arrived in stages starting July 2009, and 10 Boeing 777-300ER that will begin arriving in 2011. In addition, in 2009 Garuda Indonesia is also bringing 4 new Airbus A-330-200 from the manufacturer in Toulouse, France.

Jakarta, August 1, 2009

PT. GARUDA INDONESIA

VP. CORPORATE SECRETARY

[Flyingblueboy]

Let's Fly Again Non-Stop to Europe with Garuda Fri at 12:27
Thursday, 12 November 2009 | 1:28 PM

LONDON, KOMPAS.com — Managing Director and CEO of Garuda Indonesia, Emirsyah Satar said that the airline is ready to fly once again to Europe. They're preparing everything properly to start flying to Europe again. He stated this at the Indonesian bridge of London WTM, Wednesday.

The presence of Emirsyah Satar at the World Travel Market (WTM) which has been held at the Excel Building, London, since November 9, was to be one of the speakers at the event "Head to Head Airline" hosted by JLS Consulting. The seminar moderated by the Director of JLS Consulting, John Strickland discussed issues affecting the aviation business.

Before the discussion that took place at the North Gallery Room, Excel Building, London, Emirsyah Satar stated that Garuda Indonesia would start serving flights to Europe, especially to Amsterdam, in June 2010. According to him, Garuda has done various preparation since 9 months before the opening of the Jakarta-Amsterdam route.

The flight route offered by Garuda will use the 330-200 Airbus for Jakarta-Dubai-Amsterdam every day. "And when the Boeing 737-800 ordered by Garuda arrives, then the direct flight between Amsterdam and Jakarta won't have to transit in Dubai anymore," he said.

Garuda is also cooperating with KLM Airline for maintenance and repairs of Garuda airplanes in Amsterdam and vice versa. The people of The European Union recently retracted the flight ban for a number of Indonesian airlines, including Garuda Indonesia. (C17-09)

[Flyingblueboy]

Garuda Indonesia Opens Service to Europe
Friday, 16 October 2009 at 15:02
Considering the much improved business and economic relations between Indonesia and the Netherlands which brings about a rise in tourist flow into Indonesia from Europe, effective from 1 June 2010, Garuda Indonesia will re-open its Jakarta-Amsterdam service.

Garuda Indonesia will fly from Jakarta (CGK) at 21.00 WIB (GA88) and arrive in Dubai (DXB) at 02.09 LT, departing again at 03.15 LT and arriving in Amsterdam (SPL) at 08.00 LT.

From Amsterdam (SPL), GA 89 departs at 10.00 LT, arriving in Dubai (DXB) at 18.30 LT, and departing again at 19.45 LT and arriving in Jakarta (CGK) at 07.10 WIB.

The route will be served by A330-200 and transiting once in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The aircraft has a seat capacity of 222 seats, seating 36 passengers in Business Class and 186 passengers in Economy Class. The A330-200 is capable of flying a distance of 12.500 km, as well as being
fitted with 180° reclining seats for the passengers' total enjoyment and comfort.

Jakarta, 13 October, 2009

PT. GARUDA INDONESIA
VP Corporate Communications

PUJOBROTO

[Fabri88]

Non capisco la questione dei 738 che quando arriveranno faranno sì che la rotta Jakarta - Amsterdam sarà percorribile senza stopover a DXB.

[Flyingblueboy]

Si infatti anche io ero rimasto sorpreso, ma non ho voluto toccare il testo del comunicato..

Credo sia da leggersi 777. Pare faranno stopover a DXB col 330-200 loro per questione di range.. una volta che arrivano i 777 andranno diretti..

Apprezzo che tu abbia notato

[SuperMau]

Be', mi sembra che l'avevo detto che AMS era al posto nr 1 delle loro destinazioni...abbiamo adesso una assicurazione ufficiale.

Pensavo anche io a un errore di digitazione (737 contro 777), PERO' mi viene il dubbio..non e' che intendono proprio 737-800, nel senso di mettere un 738 sulla Giacarta-Dubai per fare la Giacarta-Amsterdam nonstop??? .....

Non sono totalmente sicuro riguardo il range westbound, ma eastbound dovrebbe farcela senza limitazioni di peso

Che dite?

[SuperMau]

Ah Max dimenticavo...il tuo Garuda e' FANTASTICO !!!!
Mi viene da partire subito....

Selamat datang, Terima Khasi...

[Fabri88]

Sealamt datang non è malese?

[SuperMau]

SEMBRA malese ma e' Bahasa Indonesia...molte parole suonano simili, e possono anche esserlo!
Tieni conto che per esempio nel vocabolario indonesiano ci sono ancora circa 2.000 parole olandesi....te lo giuro perche' lo parlo e le riconosco!
Se vai a Yoyakarta, e' facile che le persone piu' anziane parlino Olandese senza problema...cosa che non trovi all'ovest di Giava...

Ciao
Mauri

[L_P]

Bentornata allora! E poi la nuova livrea è fantastica!

[Fabri88]

Ah già che l'Indonesia era terra Olandese!

[Flyingblueboy]

•Garuda Indonesian airline to suspend HCM City, Jakarta route
Nov 21, 2009 - VNBusinessNews.com - Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has announced the suspension of its daily service between Ho Chi Minh City and Jakarta via Singapore from November 25 to December 31.

The national airline told Tuoi Tre it is offering refunds for customers who booked flights during the suspension period.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam said it has yet to receive the airline’s suspension notice.

Launched in 2004, the route takes one hour and 45 minutes from HCMC to Singapore, and another half an hour in transit before boarding the connecting flight to Jakarta.

About 70 percent of passengers flying between HCMC and Jakarta travel for business while most passengers on the HCMC – Bali via Jakarta or Singapore route are holidaymakers, The Saigon Times Daily reported.

The airline is using Boeing 737-400s which can carry up to 188 passengers.

Garuda Indonesia is also planning to open a new direct route between the two directions next year.

But the airline said it needed more time to promote Indonesian attractions to Vietnamese tourists.

The carrier’s current network covers 45 destinations, four of which are Southeast Asian destinations, including Bangkok, HCMC, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

http://www.vnbusinessnews.com/2009/11/g ... spend.html


Scusate il ritardo..

[Flyingblueboy]

Garuda, KLM sign cooperation agreement

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 22:51 WIB Denpasar (ANTARA News) - PT Garuda Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding with Dutch airline company KLM here on Tuesday to realize its plan to reopen flight services to Europe.

The company`s president director, Emirsyah Satar, reaffirmed Garuda`s plan to reopen its services to Europe in June next year.

Under the MoU, the two companies would for an initial stage jointly serve the Singapore-Denpasar vice versa route.

"The cooperation is the initial stage of the company`s program for developing the business and preparations for the reopening of Garuda services to Europe in June in 2010," Emirsyah Satar said.

He said the cooperation would also serve as a strategy to increase frequency to meet customers` demand.

So far Garuda was serving the Singapore-Denpasar route seven times a week and KLM three times a week as part of its Amsterdam-Singapore service.

On June 1, 2010, Garuda Indonesia would start serving the Jakarta-Amsterdam route via Dubai.

Peter Hartman, the president and CEO of KLM, meanwhile said this cooperation would be of mutual benefit to the two companies.

"With the cooperation, Garuda and KLM have taken a significant step in extending the cooperation that has been built so far," he said.

The marketing director of the ministry of tourism, Saptar Nirwandar, said he hoped the cooperation would help increase foreign tourist arrivals in Bali.

"Bali has the world`s best Senare Per Aqua or Spa. Bali has a lot of unique attractions, particularly Hindu culture which tourists could enjoy," he said.

Vice minister of transportation, Bambang Susantono, meanwhile said opportunities would be opened when Garuda joined in the effort to develop the European market.

"We hope Garuda can become a genuine player and not a mere substitute player of the European aviation industry," he said.

He said there would be winners and losers in business but "we hope Garuda will continue to progress and attract more passengers."(*)
COPYRIGHT © 2009

fonte: http://www.antara.co.id/en/news/1260287 ... -agreement

[Flyingblueboy]

KLM and Garuda Indonesia code share
December 17 2009 06:05 AM
Economic News

KLM has signed a code share agreement with Garuda Indonesia. The code share agreement between KLM and Garuda Indonesia will be applied on flight between Singapore and Denpasar. Hence under this code share agreement KLM will be able to proposed daily flight departing from Singapore to Denpasar under this code share agreement between KLM and Garuda Indonesia. On the other hand KLM will be providing 4 flights per week departing from Amsterdam to Singapore and Denpasar as from January 2010 under this code share agreement between KLM and Garuda Indonesia.

Source: KLM

URL : http://www.air-valid.co.uk/klm-royal-du ... -note.html

[Flyingblueboy]

Garuda Indonesia Returns To Europe
December 17, 2009 on 5:40 pm | In Airlines, Asia, Indonesia, Netherlands |

Garuda Indonesia will return to Europe after an absence of five years from June 1 next year.

The introduction of daily services from Jakarta to Amsterdam via Dubai marks a significant step forward in the airline’s global network expansion strategy. Amsterdam will be the first of a number of key European cities such as Frankfurt, Paris and London Garuda Indonesia has planned for its European expansion over the next few years.

The Amsterdam route will initially be serviced by the airline’s fleet of technically advanced A330-200 aircraft, featuring Garuda’s new exterior and interior design inspired by the energy of nature’s wings. In Executive Class the aircraft offers fully reclining flat bed seats with 74 inch seat pitch.

The A330-200’s will operate in a two class configuration carrying 222 passengers, with 36 in Executive Class and 186 in Economy Class.

Garuda Indonesia currently has 10 Boeing 777-300ERs aircraft on order for delivery commencing 2011 which will then allow the airline to operate non-stop from Jakarta into Europe.

Garuda Indonesia President Emirsyah Satar said the return of Garuda Indonesia to Europe was a significant milestone for the carrier, while the Amsterdam service reflects the continued cultural connection between Indonesia and the Netherlands.

“We have set an aggressive five year growth strategy for the airline that will allow Garuda to take its place alongside other leading international airlines in the Asia Pacific region.

Establishing a strong presence in Europe is an important element of meeting these targets.

Along with new aircraft, new routes and increased frequency around the network, Garuda is investing heavily in developing a service culture built around the Garuda Indonesia Experience both in the air and on the ground, Mr Satar said.

The new A330-200 aircraft features individual touch-screen LCD screens in all classes; the state of art inflight entertainment system with Audio & Video On Demand (AVOD) delivers a choice of 25 feature films, 250 audio tracks and 25 video games.

Effective from June 1 2010 the planned schedule is:

Garuda (GA88) departing Jakarta (CGK) at 21.00 WIB (GA88) arriving Dubai (DXB) at 02.09 LT, departing at 03.15 LT and arriving in Amsterdam (SPL) at 08.00 LT. From Amsterdam (GA 89) departs at 10.00 LT, arriving in Dubai at 18.30 LT, departing again at 19.45 LT and arriving in Jakarta at 07.10 WIB. Fares to and from Dubai and Amsterdam will be announced shortly.

http://www.jetsettersblog.com/blog/2009 ... to-europe/

[Flyingblueboy]

Garuda Indonesia to Fly Jakarta-Dubai-Amsterdam from June 2010
2009-12-09 14:00

Airline to operate A330-200 on new long-haul route

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Indonesia's national carrier, Garuda Indonesia, will launch a daily non-stop service from Jakarta to Dubai and on to Amsterdam from 1 June 2010. The airline will operate the new long-haul service with its technically advanced 222-seat Airbus A330-200s, which features Garuda Indonesia's new 'Nature's Wing' livery, signature interior and upgraded on-board service.

The introduction of the Jakarta-Dubai-Amsterdam route marks a significant step forward in the airline's global network expansion strategy.

"The Middle East will play an integral role in our 'Quantum leap' strategy, which includes growing our international network and increasing the number of departures by more than 300% to 1,222 a week by 2014," said Emirsyah Satar, President and CEO, Garuda Indonesia.

"We have been flying to this region for over 50 years now and want to continue to grow a strong presence here. We're also investing heavily in developing a service culture known as the 'Garuda Indonesia Experience', which combines warm Indonesian hospitality with quality service that emphasises on safety and comfort both in the air and on the ground," added Satar.

Garuda Indonesia will operate from Soekarno Hatta airport to Dubai International Airport departing Jakarta at 21.00, arriving in Dubai at 02.00 local time. The same aircraft will then leave for Amsterdam at 03.15 and arrive at Schiphol airport at 08.00. The return service will leave Schiphol airport at 10.00 and arrive in Dubai at 18.30. The aircraft will then leave Dubai at 19.45 and arrive in Jakarta at 07.10 the following day allowing adequate transfer time for onward flights to other cities in Southeast Asia.

"Aside from the business travel market, Dubai is becoming an increasingly popular leisure destination for Dutch travellers looking for long-weekend getaways. This new service will help meet growing demand," said Agus Priyanto, EVP Commercial, Garuda Indonesia.

The A330-200 features individual touch-screen LCD screens in all classes, state-of-the-art in-flight entertainment system with Audio & Video on Demand (AVOD) with a choice of 25 feature films, 250 audio tracks and 25 video games.

In Executive Class, the aircraft has fully reclining flat beds with 74-seat inch pitch. The A330-200 will operate in a two-class configuration carrying 36 passengers in Executive Class and 186 in Economy Class.

Contact:

ICON International Communications

Sarada Chellam
schellam@iconinternational.com.sg
+65-6220-2623 SOURCE Garuda Indonesia

fonte: http://www.prnasia.com/pr/09/12/09170312-1.html

[Flyingblueboy]

Garuda asks Banten for human resources
Multa Fidrus , The Jakarta Post , Serang | Thu, 12/17/2009 6:59 PM | Jakarta

National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has asked the Banten provincial administration to help it meet its manpower demand, following a plan to expand its fleet from 60 to 114 over the next four years.

Garuda business support official Boedi Soeharto said the company needed 1,000 more flight attendants as a consequence of its expansion plan.

"We’ll have to recruit as many as 1,000 people to work as flight attendants and therefore we hope the Banten administration can help us," he said after a meeting with Banten Governor Ratu Atut Chosiah in the provincial capital Serang on Thursday.

Ratu Atut said the provincial administration was willing to help out.

"Garuda requires workers with good skills such as English proficiency, not just good physical appearance," she said.

fonte: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009 ... urces.html