Articles tagged ‘Garuda’
Ngurah Rai airport this morning
By Nick | August 27th, 2007 |
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My visa run to run to Singapore today saw me catch a Bluebird taxi (0361)701111, pre-arranged, from Seminyak to the International Departure terminal at Ngurah Rai, for 43,000rp. The journey took about 15 minutes due to no traffic and a race car driver.
US warns against Indonesian airlines
By Nick | April 17th, 2007 | 19 Comments »
The US has warned its citizens not to fly on Indonesian airlines where possible, due to recent accidents and an operating level under what the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) declares safe. Here’s more from the Jakarta Post.
Garuda airline explodes on landing in Yogyakarta
By Nick | March 7th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
A Garuda Airlines plane has exploded upon landing in Yogyakarta this morning. Of the 140 passengers, 95 have been conformed as survivors. According to news reports something may have ruptured before landing, that caused the plane to explode after it landed and came to a stop.
Smog and Ramadan: A hinderance to air travel in Indonesia
By Nick | October 19th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Smog levels in parts of Kalimantan and Sumatra, are so bad at the moment, that 5 airports are closed. Visibility is down to 50-100 meters in places, making landings impossible. Another factor greatly affecting Indonesian air travel right now is Ramadan.
Garuda pilot not guilty of activist’s murder
By Nick | October 5th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
People will probably remember the case in 2004, of the Human Rights activist Munir, who was murdered on a Garuda Indonesia flight from Jakarta to Amsterdam. Police found out that a pilot, Pollycarpus Budihari Priyanto, a flight attendent, and a member of the security services put arsenic in his food. “Chicken with rice, or fish [...]
Garuda Indonesia dealing with its corruption problems
By Nick | September 3rd, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Indonesia’s national carrier, Garuda Indonesia has been in economic difficulties for a while. The government has bailed them out before, and they still have much debt. I’ve flown on Garuda many times and think they are a decent airline, despite my dramas with them in London.
Getting to Singapore
By Nick | August 29th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Awake at 4am this morning, my taxi arrived at 4.45am. Ika wished me a good journey and said the house will look good after the painters have finished.
Air tickets in Bali
By Nick | August 8th, 2006 | 5 Comments »
This morning I went down to Kuta to order a plane ticket to Singapore, to renew my Business Visa. I’ve had some ups and downs with airlines recently and wanted to get to the bottom of things. My ticket on Garuda (serviced by Malaysia Airlines) to London, was supposedly changeable, as far as the date. [...]
Back in Bali!
By Nick | August 4th, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Hooray for good things. I am back in Bali after a 12 hour flight from London to KL and a 3 hour flight to Denpasar. It feels awesome to be here, better than I was hoping for. Whenever I revisit, a place my feelings can change dramatically. The first several times I came to Bali [...]
Garuda Inaugurates Makassar-Singapore Route
By Barrie | July 17th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
If you are backpacking or just doing the tourist thing in Asia and your next destination is Bali then the new Garuda route is right up your alley. It is even great for Expats renewing their visas that want to have a couple of days on another island just for a change.
