Garuda Indonesia reported steeper losses in its nine-month earnings, as operating expenses continued to creep up. For the nine months ended 30 September, the Indonesian flag carrier reported a pre-tax loss of $148m, compared to $103m in the year-ago period. This was despite a 14.7% rise in operating revenue to $2.56b, led by increases in scheduled passenger and charter operations, but offset by a dip in revenue from religious pilgrimage – or Hajj – operations. Still, Garuda saw its nine-month operating expenses outpace revenue increase, at nearly 20% year on year to $2.38b. MRO-related costs saw the sharpest increase during the nine-month period, up 51%. Garuda widened its net loss for the period, at $131m compared to $72m a year ago. The SkyTeam carrier did not provide further discussion on its results, but in past financial results had flagged a weakening in passenger yields from a post-pandemic high.<br/>