Garuda Indonesia plans to order 250 new aircraft . This book is a step in adjusting demand Garuda domestic flights .
Garuda plans to increase the fleet to be 300 to 400 aircraft by 2025 . Garuda currently fly the 131 aircraft - including 29 units operated by Citilink , the low -cost airlines .
Garuda will have 27 new aircraft next year , including 10 large-bodied jet that has been ordered before. At the end of 2015 , Garuda will fly a total of 194 aircraft , according to the Managing Director (CEO ) Satar on the sidelines of an industry conference in Hong Kong .
Domestic air traffic ' to grow ... because Indonesia's gross domestic product growth , " said Satar . He added that the purchasing power of consumers in Indonesia also grew , so did the local economy .
Satar cheap airline estimates that the market will grow in a faster pace . " We also want to take a portion of ' cake ' , " said the CEO . Citilink fleet will be increased up to 50 aircraft by the end of 2015.
With the new book , Garuda will warehouse the old aircraft . Aircraft will be operated from an average of five and six years .
Garuda was about to expand domestic and long-distance service . The national carrier will begin flying to London from May 29 next year . Flights to Paris will be served in 2015 .
Lion Air is Indonesia's Garuda main competitor . In the past two years , Lion gave a number of surprises , such as ordering 230 of Boeing B737 aircraft and 234 Airbus A320 aircraft . ( WSJ )
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