Garuda makes corporate sales deal with Shell

Antara News, Thursday, February 11, 2010 02:19 WIB

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - PT Garuda Indonesia has concluded a corporate sales agreement with PT Shell Indonesia as part of its program to cooperate with 750 companies to secure a potential income of Rp2 trillion.

"It is in line with the increase in our capacity after the acquisition this year of 24 new planes and the opening of 10 new domestic and international routes," Garuda president director Emirsyah Satar said after the signing of the corporate sales accord with Shell Indonesia here on Wednesday.

He said last year the airline company signed a memorandum of understanding for corporate sales with 580 big companies in Indonesia with total income expected more than Rp600 billion.

In connection with the cooperation Emirsyah said the company had prepared special packages for Shell employees in Indonesia for domestic as well as international flights.

The president director of Shell Indonesia, Darwin Silalahi, said the contract was not only based upon a discount facility but it also showed Garuda`s capability to serve a big number of customers.

Darwin declined to tell the number of Shell Indonesia employees nor the discount Shell would receive from Garuda.

To develop corporate market in the future Garuda will ease access for its corporate partners through "Garuda Online Booking Corporate" facility and will also expand abroad, Garuda`s head of communications, Pujobroto, said.

He said Garuda had also launched a service based on a concept of hospitality rooted in the Indonesian culture called "Garuda Indonesia Experience" last August.

With regard to its service Garuda has earned a four-star class recognition from Sky Trax which is an international rating agency for airline service. It expects to earn the five-star title in 2013, he said.

Shell is a global energy and petrochemical business group with around 102,000 employees in more than 100 countries and regions, based in the Hague, the Netherlands.

In Indonesia it operates in various locations in Java and Kalimantan and has kept looking for an opportunity for developing business and to contribute significantly to Indonesia.