Addendum
A significant regional partnership
October 1st 2024
One flag carrier has a 170 million plus emerging market population. Read More » The other has a stellar operational and fiscal reputation. And they are just across the water from each other. Together, the deepening commercial partnership approved and ready to go between Singapore Airlines and Garuda Indonesia is certain to intensify competition, especially in the full-service sector, for Asean passenger market share.
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At press time, SIA and Garuda Indonesia announced they will boost flight frequencies between Jakarta and Singapore in the final quarter of the year and introduce joint fare products in first quarter 2025. On November 12, SIA said it will operate eight times daily Singapore-Jakarta from November 22, from six at present. Garuda will build its daily service from Jakarta to Singapore from four flights a day currently to six from December 1. The two flag carriers also will code-share between Singapore and Indonesia’s Bali Denpasar, Medan and Surabaya – as well as the country’s capital – and on routes between Singapore and London Heathrow and Mumbai. Additionally, from early 2025, GarudaMiles and KrisFlyer frequent flyers will be able to redeem and earn miles on code-share routes. Other initiatives being considered by the two partners are joint revenue sharing on flights between the two countries, co-ordination of flight schedules to improve connectivity and joint sales and marketing activities, a joint statement said.
