Emirates' partnership with Garuda opens 7 additional domestic destinations in Indonesia
Emirates Airlines and Garuda Indonesia announced the launch of a code-exchange partnership between them, and activate it as of today, Wednesday.
The partnership allows passengers with Emirates Airlines, and customers of the national airline in Indonesia, to travel easily through connected flights across the Americas, the Middle East, Africa and Europe, as well as seven additional domestic destinations in Indonesia, in addition to Jakarta and Bali.
Under the code-sharing agreement between the two airlines, their passengers will be able to enjoy connected flights across 16 different routes, including seamless access to many popular European destinations, in addition to other benefits that make their travels more convenient and easier.
code exchange
According to the statement, flights that will be subject to the codeshare partnership between the two carriers will start operating from March 16.
Garuda Indonesia will place its code on the routes operated by Emirates Airlines between Jakarta and Dubai and the continuous flights to Paris, London Heathrow, Manchester, Milan and Barcelona, via Dubai.
Emirates Airlines will also place its code on flights operated by Garuda Indonesia to 10 routes through its two hubs in Jakarta and Denpasar, allowing Emirates passengers to travel to seven additional domestic destinations in Indonesia, as well as Jakarta and Bali.
The internal Indonesian destinations that Emirates Airlines passengers can travel to include: Denpasar, Surabaya, Makassar, Balikpapan, Manado, Medan, Padang and Solo, from Jakarta, and they can also travel from Denpasar to Jakarta, Surabaya, and Makassar.
Connecting flights
Emirates Airlines Chief Commercial Officer, Adnan Kazim, said: “We are pleased to establish a partnership with (Garuda Indonesia) to allow passengers of both airlines to enjoy connected flights.
With the travel industry recovering, now is the perfect time to start our partnership, as travelers are starting to plan again for sightseeing and business trips, seeking the convenience of connecting flights.”
He added, “The codeshare agreement will enable us to expand our reach and allow our passengers to benefit from our services while traveling to additional domestic destinations in Indonesia.”
He continued, "We are also pleased to allow Garuda Indonesia's passengers to travel to popular global destinations through Dubai, and we look forward to continuing to develop the partnership relationship, and providing the passengers of both carriers with additional value-added benefits in the future."
In turn, CEO of Garuda Indonesia, Irfan Setiaputra, said: “As (Emirates Airlines) is one of our most important strategic partners in the exchange of codes, we believe that our partnership with it will provide our customers with broader access to include many popular destinations in Europe. Our shared services have an added value related to more convenience.”
Travelers Loyalty
In addition to expanding the range of networks, Emirates Airlines and Garuda Indonesia will also explore opportunities to cooperate in their frequent flyer loyalty program, to enable passengers of both carriers to earn miles and redeem them for several rewards, including tickets, and upgrade travel class. .
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