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Garuda Indonesia

Garuda Indonesia has served as the country’s flag carrier for seven decades. With its headquarters in Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, it operates domestic and international flights and is the second-largest Indonesian airline by fleet size, behind the LCC Lion Air. (Featured image: Getty Images)

Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737 MAX 8
Photo: Kwok Ho Eddie Wong via Flickr
IATA/ICAO Code:
GA/GIA
Airline Type:
Full Service Carrier
Year Founded:
1949
Alliance:
SkyTeam
CEO:
Irfan Setiaputra
Country:
Indonesia
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