SIA, Garuda expand codeshare agreement

SIA and Garuda Indonesia have started codesharing on each other’s flights between Singapore and Jakarta, 5 years after the pair last expanded their codeshare agreements. With the April 15 announcement, both carriers will now place their code on each other’s flights to 3 Indonesian destinations — the other two are Denpasar (Bali) and Surabaya. The two airlines started codesharing 2010, starting with Bali, before expanding to services between Singapore and Surabaya in 2014. SIA and Garuda operate 175 weekly scheduled services between both countries. Garuda Indonesia director of commercial Pikri Ilham Kurniansyah says Singapore remains an “important market” for the carrier. “South-east Asia is a very important region for Garuda Indonesia, while Singapore in particular is a key growth market,” he adds. <br/>