Garuda to introduce B777-300ER on Jeddah route

Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International (CGK)) is planning to initially operate its first of ten B777-300(ER)s it has on order on the Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International (CGK)-Jeddah King Abdul Aziz (JED) route from July 1 replacing B747-400s on the route served up to two times daily. According to Airline Route, Garuda plans to temporarily operate the B777-300ER aircraft on routes from Denpasar Ngurah Rai Bali International (DPS) to Tokyo Haneda (HND) and from Jakarta to Denpasar and Tokyo Narita New Tokyo International (NRT) between mid-August and mid-September while its Jeddah route is temporarily suspended. Garuda plans to instead use its two B747-400s launch a new daily service from Surabaya Juanda (SUB) via Medan Polonia (MES) to Jeddah from August 1. These will be the first international services offered by Garuda from both Medan and Surabaya with Airline Route also reporting that Garuda would plan new regional routes from Medan to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International (BKK) and Penang Bayan Lepas International (PEN) with its CRJ-1000s from later this year.



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