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Garuda Indonesia to join SkyTeam

Rangga D. Fadillah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 11/19/2010 8:58 PM | Business

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/11/19/garuda-indonesia-join-skyteam.html

National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia sets to officially join international airline alliance SkyTeam in a bid to reach its target to become one of the top ten best airlines in the world.

The carrier will meet delegates from SkyTeam partner airlines on Nov. 23 in Jakarta to sign an official agreement and discuss detailed practical matters.

The president director of Garuda Indonesia, Emirsyah Satar, said Thursday that after officially joining the alliance, his carrier could fly passengers from the alliance's partner airlines and vice versa, so the flight frequency of his carrier could be added.

“It means that our passengers can fly anywhere with one ticket only,” he said as quoted by Gatra magazine.

He continued that joining SkyTeam was one of Garuda Indonesia's efforts to provide traveling convenience and more choices for its passengers.

Currently, 13 airlines – Aerosoft, Aeromexico, AirEuropa, Air France, Alitalia, China Southern, Czeh Airlines, Delta Airlines, Kenya Airways, KLM, Korean Air, TAROM, and Vietnam Airlines – have joined the alliance. SkyTeam member-airlines travel to 841 destination cities in 162 countries servicing 16,409 flights per day.

Opinion:

I agree, because this will make Garuda Indonesia Airlines go more global and will be known more in international airlines.  They can gain more passengers and help them to fly easily to other countries.

LG to improve penetration into domestic market

Rangga D. Fadillah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 11/19/2010 10:11 PM | Business

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/11/19/lg-improve-penetration-domestic-market.html

Celebrating its 20th anniversary, LG Electronics Indonesia vows to continuously expand its investments in Indonesia, the largest economy in Southeast Asia,...