Garuda Indonesia - New corporate c/s

[Steve Crook]

* Yes I have used Garuda
* the comment you are responding to was made at a time when the status of Garuda's safety was in question by foreign regulators to the point where there were bans on them flying in their airspace
*As an aviation enthusiast I am more than happy to see any airline fly as long as they maintain safety standards. If Garuda has addressed the safety and maintenance issues sufficiently well to have bans lifted then that is a good thing.
*Not sure what Philippines Qantas accident you are referring to. Qantas have indeed had a number of incidents that have required them to examine maintenance and safety procedures. Obviously the level of concern in these areas have not been serious enough for any foreign regulators to ban Qantas from flying over their air space. Fortunately Qantas has a long record of fatality free flying.

[Nigel C]

I think he was referring to the Qantas VH-OJK oxygen bottle 'explosion' recently, where the aircraft diverted to the Philippines.

[Lee G]

Originally Posted by Aulia Siahaan

Garuda Indonesia opens direct flights Sydney - Jakarta (Starting 1st August 2009) and Melbourne - Jakarta (Starting 2nd August 2009). The new flight, GA713, will depart Sydney on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 10:00am and arrive at Jakarta Cengkareng airport at 2:45pm.

Does anyone know if the new 332 is still arriving tommorrow?

[Sam Chui]

PK-GPH is in today for the new Jakarta flight. I am going on it on this Friday, so may expect a small report.

Cheers

below is a photo courtesy of Air Services Australia director sent via email to me today. First took off on Rwy 16L !!

[Benny Zheng]

Here the new Garuda's arrival in the morning.