Garuda to partner Cardigair on Indonesian freight flights

Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) has signed a freight partnership agreement with fellow Indonesian operator Cardigair (8F, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) involving the joint marketing and promotion of freight capacity on each other's flights.

 During the initial stages of the deal which come into effect next month, Garuda will be able to sell freight space aboard Cardigair flights to Surabaya, East Java, Denpasar, Bali, and Dili in Timor Leste, while Cardig will have the rights to sell cargo space on several of Garuda's domestic and international routes.

 "The early stages of this new partnership includes marketing programs on flights routed Surabaya-Denpasar-Dili. In the future, we will continue to develop cooperation with Cardigair to develop cargo routes to other domestic and international routes that are currently not served by Garuda Indonesia Cargo," Garuda Indonesia president director Arif Wibowo said.

 Garuda offers belly-hold freight services on flights to over seventy destinations throughout the Indonesian archipelago including Medan Kuala Namu, Jambi, Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Solo City, Semarang, Surabaya, and Denpasar.

 For its part, Carigair operates a fleet of four B737-300(F)s on scheduled flights from Jakarta Halim and Jayapura to Singapore Changi and between Wamena and Jayapura Sentani.

 The partnership is expected to generate an additional USD10 million in revenue for the two carriers. 

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