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Fly Garuda Indonesia to Asia Starting from $608* Return Including Taxes

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Fly Garuda Indonesia to Asia Starting from $608* Return Including Taxes
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jbsbah on 08/06/2011 - 14:15 etravelblackboard.com (601 clicks)
Last edited 08/06/2011 - 14:18

Garuda Indonesia is offering travellers the chance to scoop up a bargain with up to 32 per cent off fares* to Indonesia and beyond as part of a four week sale beginning yesterday.

Bagus Y. Siregar, Senior General Manager Australia/SWP Garuda Indonesia commented: “Garuda Indonesia is continuing its expansion throughout Asia and has recently enhanced its flight frequencies and connection times to its Asian gateways.

“To celebrate the launch, we’re delighted to be offering our Executive and Economy class customers exceptionally priced fares to all-time favourite destinations throughout Asia”.

Effective immediately and for a limited time only the offer includes:

   Return Economy Class

Ex Sydney to Jakarta or Denpasar for only $608* per person including of taxes 
Ex Melbourne to Kuala Lumpur for only $714*per person including of taxes
Ex Sydney to Hong Kong for $883* per person including of taxes
Ex Melbourne to Singapore for $721* per person including taxes
Ex Sydney to Bangkok for $742* per person including taxes

Return Executive Class

Ex Sydney to Jakarta or Denpasar for only $2050* per person including of taxes 
Ex Melbourne to Singapore for only $2463*per person including of taxes
Ex Sydney to Hong Kong for $2775* per person including of taxes

Flying with Asia’s leading service quality airline, passengers will be able to enjoy the Garuda Indonesia Experience with an in-flight menu designed by award winning chef William Wongso, warm Indonesian hospitality - reflected in the service, on-board décor and its staff - and a Video on Demand (VOD) entertainment systems offering 25 feature films and 250 audio tracks.

Passengers travelling from Sydney to Jakarta can also take advantage of Garuda’s visa on board processing facilities allowing passengers to fast track through immigration; avoid currency exchanges and notorious airport queues.

For all travel bookings contact Garuda Indonesia on 1300 365 330
* Conditions apply. Prices are per person return Economy / Executive class air travel ex Sydney and Melbourne. All fares include taxes fees and surcharges. Bookings must be paid and ticketed by 08 July 2011 for Economy Class and 30 June 2011 for Executive Class. Airfares are valid for the following travel departures 06 Jun – 19 Dec 2011. Seasonal surcharges apply, tickets must be issued within 48hrs of bookings, tickets are non-refundable and changes not permitted on Economy class fares.

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  • Kranbone on 08/06/2011 - 14:25
    -3

    While this is probably a bargain I have concerns flying this airline in regards to it's safety.

    • camelgrass on 08/06/2011 - 14:34
      +4

      Better not get in a car or cross the road then. They fly around 15 million passengers a year so you should be right, or really unlucky.

      • Kranbone on 08/06/2011 - 15:14
        +1

        I'm comparing to other airlines who fly internationally. I do know statistically the car is more likely to kill you however apparently this airline has a below par safety rating.

        • accc-free on 08/06/2011 - 15:58
          +2

          Not anymore.

          It is now the safest airline in the world.

        • nadan on 08/06/2011 - 16:20
          +1

          I flew with Garuda back in January and I can tell you they are pretty good, I had also flown with them back in 2001 and they weren't that good but this time around they were very good. Much better than Qantas.

        • camelgrass on 08/06/2011 - 17:15
          -1

          Yep, and it's only by pure luck and supreme fortune that Qantas hasn't had a major disaster in the last 3 years. Just look at the long list of incidences involving Qantas in recent years.

        • camelgrass on 08/06/2011 - 17:50
          +1

          Garuda Indonesia wins World's Most Improved Airline award at 2010 World Airline Awards:

          http://www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards-2010/improved2010.h…

        • Kranbone on 08/06/2011 - 17:51

          So how safe are they now? Very good? I heard something about them being prohibited in the EU? Do they compare well against say, Thai Airways or Singapore Airlines?

        • camelgrass on 08/06/2011 - 17:57

          Garuda were prohibited from flying to Europe for 2 years between 2007-2009.

          They have had a good safety and service rating in recent years, comparable to or exceding most other airlines. Singapore Airlines rates better but you can count on one hand the number of airlines that can compete with them in terms of quality service and safety.

        • cluxya on 09/06/2011 - 08:12
          +1

          COmparing Garuda Indonesia with Singapore Airlanes is like comparing Bally with Adidas. Everyone knows SIngapore Airlines is Stunning and they have really good service. Garuda Indonesia, based on my experience, is better than Jet star and Malaysia Airlines. At least, I never almost get in to an accident (I almost got in to an accident when I was flying with Malaysia Airlines). I flew with Garuda for 10 times, and they are good. The bad thing is they sometimes delay the flight…

        • csg001 on 10/06/2011 - 16:54

          This airline HAD a below par safety rating.

          The previous management got sacked and the government has pretty much "rebuilt" the airline and enforced much tougher regulations to bring it back to an international standard.

          As mentioned by a previous poster, they won the World's Most Improved Airline award, so you can rest assured (at least for the next few years) that they are at least as good as most low cost carriers.

  • Twisty on 08/06/2011 - 14:32

    I have used them twice many moons ago when going to Bali. Never used them since

  • linkyou on 08/06/2011 - 14:36
    -2

    watch the news post before fly with them.
    http://www.smh.com.au/news/general/garuda-crash-pilot-error/…

    • camelgrass on 08/06/2011 - 14:39
      +2

      They've flown more than 50 million people since that accident without incident. The EU also allow them to fly to European destinations. I think you'll find they have improved on safety standards since 2009.

      Read the news before you get in a car or cross the road:
      http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/safety/road_fatality_…

  • crazyperpman on 08/06/2011 - 14:40
    +5

    Its up to the individual to decide, but a news story from 2007 is not going to discourage me if I think it is cheap. I think if you scoured all the news sites on the internet, you will find most major airlines have had incidents in this time.

    • camelgrass on 08/06/2011 - 14:42
      +1

      True, look at Air France. People are still flying with them.

      • linkyou on 08/06/2011 - 14:56
        -4

        thing is that no experienced well trained pilot would ever come too fast to land even if they do they is so many things they can do to slow down like flaps or spoilers or go around. Boeing 737 has early warning system which alerts the pilots if aircraft landing speeds is exceeded . Even co pilot was asking for go around but with Garuda airlines so called one of the chief pilot or the senior captain if he is like this then we can imagined mentality they been trained.

        • altomic on 08/06/2011 - 15:31
          +2

          Charlie: Ray, all airlines have crashed at one time or another, that doesn't mean that they are not safe.
          Raymond: QANTAS. QANTAS never crashed.
          Charlie: QANTAS?
          Raymond: Never crashed.
          Charlie: Oh that's gonna do me a lot of good because QANTAS doesn't fly to Los Angeles out of Cincinnati, you have to get to Melbourne! Melbourne, Australia in order to get the plane that flies to Los Angeles!

    • jbsbah on 08/06/2011 - 18:50
      +3

      Its about the cheap deals guys !! not bashing x airlines ….

      • moonwalk on 08/06/2011 - 21:31
        +2

        Last year when Garuda got a deal and posted here people also went into bashing frenzy….

  • MingMerciless on 08/06/2011 - 14:54

    Called Garuda. Ticket only valid for 14 DAYS.

    That is, the return leg has to be completed within 14 days of departure date.

    • awkwardpaws on 08/06/2011 - 15:10

      were there still seats?

    • RickyNelson on 08/06/2011 - 16:03

      Where does it say 14 days within departure date?

      • MingMerciless on 08/06/2011 - 18:55

        That was the first thing that the lady at Garuda call center told me when I called about the promo. Too short for what I needed so I said no thanks and hung up.

        Also at http://netfare.com.au/

  • John on 08/06/2011 - 15:31

    I trust Garuda when flying around the major routes. They placed a better operational procedure on these flights compared to the small regional routes.

    Flown with them twice, great service and easy going flight attendants. Way better compared to Tiger and the likes.

  • awangsap007 on 08/06/2011 - 15:37
    +3

    I don't think Garuda has had any major/minor accidents in the past 2 years. I have heard more about Qantas near miss accidents lately :)

  • hugh on 08/06/2011 - 15:49
    -1

    I wonder if they serve halal beef?

    • awangsap007 on 08/06/2011 - 16:00

      I think if you travel out of Sydney, the food are supplied from local catering company (it's near the airport). I don't know about other cities in Australia.

      • canleyheights on 08/06/2011 - 16:17

        I think Hugh here is being sarcastic.

    • csg001 on 10/06/2011 - 16:56

      surely you meant halal bacon? >:)

  • gerrys on 08/06/2011 - 16:42
    +1

    No love for Perth. Darn!

    • jbsbah on 08/06/2011 - 18:35

      give em a call ..?

  • jbsbah on 08/06/2011 - 16:49
    +1

    Reviews from travellers can be found in
    http://www.airlinequality.com/Forum/garuda.htm
    Their ranks have been lifted to 4 star airline by international skytrax rating system. So it's a good indication the airline is making a lot of turn around (improvements) :)

  • mr_fjackson on 08/06/2011 - 18:08
    -5

    I was chatting to a Qantas pilot (747) 2 weeks ago and i asked if if there was any airlines he would not fly on. there was absolutely no hesitation in his answer, Garuda. I quizzed him a bit more on some other airlines (as i found it odd that he only said the one airline) he seemed to think a lot of international carriers were good, when i asked him about air china he answered "if i had to"

    this is my first neg sorry I feel its warranted

    • camelgrass on 08/06/2011 - 18:13
      +1

      LOL, this is coming from a QANTAS pilot. I'd feel much safer on Garuda than QANTAS at the moment.

      You shared the opinion of an individual, and as with a few people in this thread, they have demonstrated a biased and outdated view of Garuda's safety standards as it stands TODAY. There are many airlines that are far worse than Garuda at the moment. I suggest you read some of the links provided in this thread to get a more balanced view of their service and safety standards offered in recent times.

      • Kranbone on 08/06/2011 - 20:11

        What was a concern was the fact that Garuda were prohibited from to Europe. Considering that other airlines have more modern fleets coupled with generally better service/safety standards it's not surprising people's perceptions are hard to change.

        I've generally flown Thai Airways or Emirates as they represent good service and value for money.

        • camelgrass on 08/06/2011 - 21:20

          Garuda has a very young fleet. See http://www.airfleets.net/.

          It has a much younger fleet than Thai Airways or QANTAS and is very close to Emirates which has the youngest/one of the youngest fleets of all major airlines.

          If you do some reading you will find out that Garuda are in the middle of a major reinvention of their brand at the moment and by 2013 they plan to have even a younger fleet.

          mr_fjackson, I bet you that the QANTAS pilot didn't know QANTAS' fleet is 60% older than Garuda's ;).

        • Kranbone on 09/06/2011 - 01:11

          I didn't know they were in the middle of a renovation. But it's good to see that they are improving and that there is some truth to what was said above. I remember discussions a while back where people said Garuda operated a very old fleet and had very poor if not no in flight ent.

          Good to see a change.

    • Kranbone on 09/06/2011 - 01:10

      . replied to wrong post (disregard)

      • joannatan on 09/06/2011 - 23:06

        10 years ago? may be that old story mate

        • Kranbone on 10/06/2011 - 17:23

          Is their "whole" fleet modern now or are they still under renovation and can they fly back into Europe now?

  • check on 08/06/2011 - 22:36

    It's a lot of money to fly on a whim. Make it $208 return and I'm in!

  • joannatan on 09/06/2011 - 23:07
    -1

    my friend called their call centre today and being told melb to jkt only $518.

    • nadan on 09/06/2011 - 23:37

      WOW, that is cheap, really cheap. I paid $1140 back in January to Jakarta.

      • joannatan on 10/06/2011 - 00:05

        yup, never seen this price so low.

        • joannatan on 10/06/2011 - 21:37

          no idea who vote negative on every single of my comment
          psycho? who knows :)

        • camelgrass on 10/06/2011 - 23:27

          Yep, there's a lot of them on ozbargain.

        • joannatan on 10/06/2011 - 23:36

          u mean a lot of ozbargain member are psycho? hahahhaa

        • Kranbone on 11/06/2011 - 00:29

          Yeah, someone is negging mine too, makes you think

        • jbsbah on 11/06/2011 - 11:52

          .

        • jbsbah on 11/06/2011 - 11:52

          has anyone buy it :)

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