Garuda, China Airlines develop cooperation

Antara News, Monday, May 24, 2010 11:14 WIB

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Garuda Indonesia and China Airlines announced they had been developing operational cooperation in the form of passenger and cargo revenue sharing and exchange of pilot training.

Pujobroto, corporate communications official of the national flag-carrier PT Garuda Indonesia confirmed in Jakarta Sunday that the MoU had been signed by Garuda Indonesia President & CEO Emirsyah Satar and China Airlines President Huang-Hsiang Sun in Taipei, China, on Friday (May 21).

Pujobroto said the cooperation covered passenger/cargo revenue sharing, and frequent flying program.

"China Airlines will be Garuda Indonesia`s first partner in mileage value-added exchange. The cooperation also covers simulator pilot training," he said.

President Director of Garuda Indonesia Emirsyah Satar, Pujobroto said, welcomed the cooperation as it will further develop Garuda Indonesia`s flight operations.

"The cooperation also provides both Garuda Indonesia and China Airlines more options and facilities. It is also a renewal and development of previous cooperation", Emirsyah added.

In the meantime, President Director of China Airlines Huang-Hsiang Sun said the MoU with Garuda would increase air traffic between the two countries and open an opportunity for the development of cooperation between the two airline companies in the years to come.

Previously, Garuda Indonesia and China Airlines established cooperation in operations and codesharing on the Jakarta-Taipei and Denpasar-Taipei routes.

Under the cooperation, China Airlines acted as operating party while Garuda Indonesia as marketing party.

Garuda Indonesia was entitled to sell 45 seats per day on the Denpasar-Taipei return flight, and 30 seats on the Jakarta-Taipei return flight.

In addition, under the joint freighter cooperation between Garuda Indonesia and China Airlines, the United States has become available as destination, and Australia in a not too distant future.