Its 50 years since Garuda International launched its first flight from Bali to Sydney on 24 November 2019.
On board that inaugural flight was Kitty Hadriati, a hostess in Indonesian sarong and kebaja. The traditional Indonesian dishes were served during flight. The initial direct Bali-Sydney service operated Monday weekly.
Garuda Indonesia is a proud member of SkyTeam Alliance, spreading its wings to 69 domestic and 22 international destinations.
Since 1969, the Garuda bird has proudly been taking an important part of delivering Indonesian hospitality to Australia with daily flights to Bali and 3-5 times weekly to Jakarta from Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. The airline has been rated 5-star airline status from SkyTrax since 2015 and is the first airline to win The World’s Best Cabin Crew for five consecutive years 2014 -2018.
