Fly to Bali with Garuda Indonesia

The history of Garuda Indonesia is closely connected to the history of the nation and the struggle for independence. Garuda Indonesia began its first commercial services under the name "Indonesian Airways". It was during a time of change and upheaval for the country, which was struggling to maintain its independence.

The company's first aircraft, a DC3 named Seulawah (Gold Mountain) was donated by the people of Aceh to help in the campaign for independence, and it played a vital role in the struggle.

More recently, Garuda, along with the country as a whole, has undergone a period of dynamic change. Garuda has continued its effort to improve its services and to provide safe comfortable and reliable air transportation services.

Through those efforts, Garuda Indonesia has now succeeded in improving its performance in the areas of on-time departures, load factors and yield, and the company recently returned to a position of cash flow and operating profit.

Garuda Indonesia also realizes that the business challenges of the future will be increasingly complex and difficult. Consequently, Garuda is determined to improve its quality in all aspects of the company's activities, and to prepare for privatization which will be realized in the near future.

Through these efforts it is our sincere hope that Garuda will remain a source of great national pride for Indonesia, and that they will continue to be one of Asia's most respected airlines.