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GARUDA INDONESIA GROUP SIGNS PARTNERSHIP
WITH SRIWIJAYA AIR GROUP
Garuda Indonesia Group and Sriwijaya Air
Group signed a partnership agreement in
May with hopes of strengthening both
airlines’ services. The first phase of this
partnership includes a Special Prorate
Agreement (SPA) scheme as well as a
Codeshare Agreement. President and
CEO of PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk.
Pahala N. Mansury said he hopes the
agreement will also be a boost to their
market share.
“This cooperation is part of our efforts in
developing the network, especially for our
subsidiary, Citilink,” Pahala said. During the
same event, President Director of Sriwijaya
Air Group Chandra Lie said, “It is hoped that
our commitment to the services in this
partnership will bring positive contributions
to the growth of Indonesia’s air
transportation industry and put our
customers’ needs first as they go on their
journey from Sabang to Merauke.”
Through this partnership, Garuda Indonesia
Group (Garuda Indonesia and Citilink) will
be placing its flight number on flights that
are part of the codeshare agreement with
Sriwijaya Air Group (Sriwijaya Air and NAM
Air) and vice versa. For the Jakarta–Sampit
via Semarang route, for example, the
Jakarta–Semarang leg of the flight will be
operated by Garuda Indonesia while
Semarang–Sampit will be operated by
Sriwijaya Air. pelayanan ini diharapkan akan membawa
kontribusi positif bagi kemajuan industri
transportasi udara di Indonesia dan
mengedepankan kepentingan pelanggan
dalam melakukan perjalanannya dari Sabang
hingga Merauke.”
Garuda Indonesia Group
Jalin Kerja Sama dengan
Sriwijaya Air Group Melalui kerja sama tersebut,
Garuda Indonesia Group (Garuda Indonesia
dan Citilink) akan menempatkan nomor
penerbangan (flight number) pada
penerbangan yang dikerjasamakan
(codeshare) dengan Sriwijaya Air Group
(Sriwijaya Air dan NAM Air), demikian pula
sebaliknya. Contoh, rute Jakarta–Sampit via
Semarang: Jakarta–Semarang dioperasikan
oleh Garuda Indonesia, Semarang–Sampit
dioperasikan oleh Sriwijaya Air.
Garuda Indonesia Group dan Sriwijaya Air
Group menandatangani nota kesepahaman
codeshare, pada pertengahan Mei 2018.
Sebagai tahap awal, kerja sama akan
dilaksanakan melalui Skema Perjanjian
Special Prorate Agreement (SPA) dan
Codeshare Agreement. Selain memperkuat
network kedua maskapai, menurut Direktur
Utama PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk.,
Pahala N. Mansury, kerja sama ini juga
meningkatkan market share.
“Kerja sama ini merupakan upaya kami untuk
mengembangkan jaringan, khususnya bagi
anak usaha kami, Citilink,” kata Pahala. Di
kesempatan yang sama, Direktur Utama
Sriwijaya Air Group, Chandra Lie
menyatakan, “Komitmen kerja sama dalam