Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine February 2015 | Page 169

History of Garuda Indonesia

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2013
Garuda Indonesia receives
‘World’s Best Economy Class’
and ‘Best Economy Class Airline
Seat’ awards from Skytrax.

2013

Garuda Indonesia begins
operation of its ATR 72-600
turboprop aircraft to improve
connectivity between remote
areas of the country.

July 15, 2014
Garuda Indonesia receives
‘The World’s Best Cabin Crew’
award from Skytrax.

2009
Garuda Indonesia acquires
new aircraft with new livery,
including the Airbus A330-200
and Boeing 737-800NG,
complete with Audio Video on
Demand (AVoD ) in-flight
entertainment, and introduces
the ‘Garuda Indonesia
Experience’ service concept.

2010

Garuda Indonesia is recognised
as a ‘4-Star Airline’ and ‘The
World’s Most Improved Airline’
by Skytrax.

February 11, 2011
Garuda Indonesia becomes a
public company, registering its
stocks on the Indonesian Stock
Exchange (BEI).

2013
Garuda Indonesia becomes
the first airline in Indonesia
to operate the Boeing
777-300ER and introduces
its First Class service.

2012

March 5, 2014

Garuda Indonesia begins operation
of its new environmentally friendly
and fuel-efficient Bombardier
CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft.

Garuda Indonesia joins the
SkyTeam global alliance.

September 2014
Garuda Indonesia officially
launches its Jakarta to London
via Amsterdam route, the only
direct route from Indonesia
to Europe.

December 2014
Garuda Indonesia attains the
highest honour of becoming one of
only seven 5-Star Airlines in the
world, as recognised by Skytrax.