Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine September 2018 | Page 6

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Salam Garuda Indonesia
SALAM
GARUDA INDONESIA
Pahala N. Mansury
President & CEO
PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk.
Dear valued Garuda Indonesia customers,
On behalf of Garuda Indonesia,
I would like to extend our condolences
and sympathy to the people of Lombok,
West Nusa Tenggara, who have been
affected by a series of earthquakes.
In a programme supported by
Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) to help
survivors recover from the disaster,
Garuda Indonesia sent medical
experts from the Indonesian Doctors
Association (Ikatan Dokter Indonesia/
IDI) along with the necessary
medical equipment and medicine
to a number of temporary shelters
in the region.
In line with the airline’s efforts to
accommodate a spike in flight demand
and to ease passenger flow to and from
Lombok after the quakes, we have also
opened extra flights for Lombok,
deployed wide-body aircraft, and are
offering a 50 per cent discount for
deliveries of aid to the island.
Meanwhile, Garuda Indonesia has
completed the departure period of its
special hajj flights for the 2018 hajj
season on August 15. During this period,
the airline carried a total of 107,606
pilgrims and recorded an on-time
performance (OTP) rate of 94.6 per cent.
All passengers of our pilgrim flights were
flown from nine embarkation points and
were divided into 278 flight groups.
Earlier in July, Garuda Indonesia
increased its flight frequency for
the Medan–Gunung Sitoli route
from nine flights weekly to 12 flights
weekly. The move is intended to improve
convenience for travellers visiting
Nias, one of Indonesia’s top
tourism destinations.
Additionally, as we continue to help
travellers with exciting travel packages
in their search for new experiences,
we are once again gearing up towards
our next Garuda Indonesia Travel Fair
(GATF), set to be held on October 5–7.
This follows the recent success of our
Garuda Indonesia Online Travel Fair
(GOTF) in August.
Also in October, Garuda Indonesia
will be the appointed airline for
the International Monetary Fund
and World Bank Group’s annual
summit, which will be hosted
by Indonesia in Bali this year.
All of our programmes this month
and in the coming months are part
of our efforts to always provide ease
and convenience for our customers
on their travels, as well as to support
the development of the national
tourism industry.
And for that, I would like to thank
you, our customers, for trusting and
flying with Garuda Indonesia.