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(16 Mar 2022, 11:31 +07)
Travellers can now benefit from a new codeshare
agreement between Emirates and Garuda Indonesia, which came into
effect late last week.
Regulatory approvals have been secured to operate
routes that are included under the codeshare partnership, after a
Memorandum of Understanding was signed by both airlines in
November 2021.
Garuda Indonesia will place its code on routes
operated by Emirates, between Jakarta and Dubai, in addition to
onwards flights to Paris, London Heathrow, Manchester, Milan and
Barcelona from Emirates’ hub.
Garuda Indonesia Aircraft at CGK. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com
Emirates will place its code on Garuda Indonesia
operated flights on ten routes via two of its hubs, namely Jakarta
and Denpasar, enabling passengers to travel to seven
additional domestic points in Indonesia, beyond Jakarta and Bali,
and enjoy the convenience of seamless booking, easy connections,
one baggage policy and baggage-check through to the final
destination.
Domestic points which Emirates customers can travel
to include Denpasar, Surabaya, Makassar, Balikpapan, Manado,
Medan, Padang and Solo from Jakarta, while, from Denpasar,
customers can fly to Jakarta, Surabaya and Makassar.
Adnan Kazim, Chief Commercial Officer, Emirates,
said, “We are delighted to establish a partnership with Garuda
Indonesia to provide seamless connections to customers of both
airlines. As the travel industry recovers, this is the perfect
time to commence our partnership as travellers begin planning
leisure and business trips once again and seek the convenience of
seamless travel. The codeshare agreement will enable us to expand
our reach and allow our customers to use our services and fly to
additional domestic points in Indonesia.”
In addition to expanding the breadth of each
airline’s networks with possible add-ons to Indonesian and
regional points (subject to government approval), Emirates and
Garuda Indonesia are also exploring opportunities to cooperate on
their respective frequent flyer programmes, to enable customers of
both airlines to earn and redeem loyalty points for reward
tickets, upgrades and other exclusive benefits.
Irfan Setiaputra, President & CEO, Garuda
Indonesia, said, “Providing connectivity to more destinations with
a seamless flight experience is our main focus in delivering added
value to our customers. As one of our most strategic codeshare
partners, we believe the partnership with Emirates would expand
our customers’ access to popular destinations in Europe and add
more convenience value to our shared services. The start of this
partnership is in line with Garuda’s commitment to contribute to
the national economic recovery and connect Indonesia to the world.
With more countries easing travel restrictions and reopening
borders, we look forward to serving both Emirates customers flying
to Indonesia, and Garuda customers to travel to more destinations
around the globe.”
Emirates currently has codeshare cooperation
agreements in place with 23 airline partners and two rail
companies around the world, as well as
interline cooperation agreements with over 115 airlines and rail
companies. Garuda Indonesia has codeshare partnerships with more
than 23 airline partners and 70 interline partners.
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