Garuda signals Europe network cutbacks
Garuda Indonesia is signalling that it will cut back its Europe presence in a bid to reduce its losses. Carrier CE Ari Askhara recently told a parliamentary commission recently that flights to London will end in August, and that frequency to Amsterdam will be halved to thrice-weekly. Flights to Bima, Maumere, and Morotai will see also frequency reductions as fuel costs to these destinations are said to be "80% higher" than on other domestic routes. Askhara explains the carrier was forced to end the London flights as the route could not be sustained without subsidies. Two other routes, Denpasar-Mumbai and Tanjung Pandan-Singapore, also saw similar fate. A subsidy to support the new route launches also did not materialise as expected. <br/>
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Garuda signals Europe network cutbacks
Garuda Indonesia is signalling that it will cut back its Europe presence in a bid to reduce its losses. Carrier CE Ari Askhara recently told a parliamentary commission recently that flights to London will end in August, and that frequency to Amsterdam will be halved to thrice-weekly. Flights to Bima, Maumere, and Morotai will see also frequency reductions as fuel costs to these destinations are said to be "80% higher" than on other domestic routes. Askhara explains the carrier was forced to end the London flights as the route could not be sustained without subsidies. Two other routes, Denpasar-Mumbai and Tanjung Pandan-Singapore, also saw similar fate. A subsidy to support the new route launches also did not materialise as expected. <br/>
