Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine September 2016 | Page 6

4 Salam Garuda Indonesia SALAM GARUDA INDONESIA M. Arif Wibowo President & CEO PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. Dear Valued Garuda Indonesia Customers, This past August marked a significant month for the operational activities of Garuda Indonesia, since on August 9, 2016, we officially moved our entire domestic flight operations from Terminal 2 to the new Terminal 3 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. We are conducting the move of Garuda Indonesia’s operations in stages, beginning with our domestic flights, and moving forward all Garuda Indonesia flights will be served through the new Terminal 3. With this transition, we hope that all of our valued Garuda Indonesia customers will enjoy the benefits of better, more modern facilities and an improved standard of service through the new Terminal 3. In addition, we hope that the presence of Garuda Indonesia at the new Terminal 3 will sharpen our competitive edge, and raise our brand profile and our abilities as a global player in the commercial aviation industry. On a separate note, as a part of our corporate social responsibility to participate in helping to develop the nation, Garuda Indonesia was actively involved in the ‘State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) for the Nation’ programme, which made a real impact on community building in the area, particularly in Mamuju and West Sulawesi in cooperation with LKBN ANTARA and Indonesia Re from August 15 to 18, 2016. There were various activities such as an ‘Explore the Archipelago Student Exchange Programme’, SOE directors teaching middle school and high school students, a renovations for veterans programme, and initiatives to establish clean water supplies and development for local villages. Development initiatives were also established for the cultivation of local commodities, entrepreneurial development for former athletes and former inmates, healthy community walking events, building orphanages, as well as holding community markets for the people. Moreover, as a form of support toward the programme of events that took place during the 71st national Independence Day celebrations at Lake Toba, North Sumatra, which were also attended by President Joko Widodo, on August 18, 2016, Garuda Indonesia launched a new route from Medan to Silangit served daily by an ATR 72-600 Explore aircraft with a capacity of 70 passengers. Garuda Indonesia also increased the flight frequency for its Jakarta–Silangit–Sibolga route from three times weekly to six times weekly served by a Bombardier CRJ-1000 aircraft with a capacity of 96 passengers. Lastly, I would like to thank all of our loyal customers for your trust and loyalty in always choosing to fly with Garuda Indonesia.