But my overall impression is that, while the onboard experience is one of the best you could hope for, there are still some issues with the schedules. I’ll go through some of the details of the flight in a second.

And it is even an option for the popular (and competitive) London – Australia journey. It’s of real interest to me because as well as opening up opportunities for UK passengers to Jakarta, it provides easy connections to popular domestic holiday destinations like Bali. I was invited as a guest on this inaugural flight to review the new route and onboard experience. And on September 8, it began its first London (Gatwick) to Jakarta flight. In May, it launched direct flights from Jakarta to Amsterdam, using the Dutch city as a hub for SkyTeam connections to other European destinations. In March this year, it joined the SkyTeam airline alliance, giving it strong links with the cornerstones of the group – KLM and AirFrance. The airline now has its sights set firmly on the European market. For many years it had a bad reputation for safety and was, in fact, banned from European air space between 20.īut since then, Garuda Indonesia has been making a concerted effort to rebuild its image and recent awards speak for themselves.Īt the latest Skytrax World Airline awards (the industry’s top global benchmark), Garuda Indonesia was rated as the 7 th best airline in the world, the 2 nd best economy class, in the top 10 for business and first class, and the 2 nd best staff for an Asian airline. It doesn’t have the same brand recognition as some of its Asian competitors – Singapore Airlines or Thai Airways, for instance. When you think of the world’s top airlines, there’s a good chance you don’t think of Garuda Indonesia. Flying Garuda Indonesia London Gatwick to Jakarta

Boeing 777 300 garuda economy class