National carrier Garuda Indonesia plans to serve flights to the United States starting next year.
Vice President Corporate Communications Garuda Indonesia Benny S. Butarbutar said Garuda’s plan to fly to the United States is one of the measures to strengthen its business expansion.
“The plan to fly to the United States is business expansion to strengthen the position of Garuda Indonesia as a global player in the aviation industry,” Benny said in a press release on Saturday (10/9).
Benny said Indonesia’s flight market potentials to the United States is quite high, reaching 400 thousand passengers per year.
Based on this potential, Garuda Indonesia targets a return flight to Los Angeles will go and New York, as the two cities with the highest market potentials.
Benny added, in realizing the strategic plan, Garuda Indonesia has initiated various preparations, including a feasibility study of the potential market, profitable routie, and the type of fleet to be utilized optimally, and many others.
Garuda Indonesia plans to use large-bodied Boeing 777-300ER fleet to fly to America.