The financing agreement features a "sale and lease back" plan for Garuda Indonesia's five Boeing 777-300ER and an "operating lease" plan for ICBC Financial Leasing's six Airbus 320-200 for Citilink, valued at USD 1.7 billion.
Garuda Indonesia will receive the five Boeing 777-300ER in May 2014 through September 2015, while the six Airbus 320-200 will join the Citilink fleet in June through December 2014.
Garuda Indonesia President and CEO Emirsyah Satar expressed his thanks and appreciation to ICBC Limited for their trust in Garuda Indonesia and said that the signing of this agreement is an important milestone in the airline's transformations, particularly in term of its continuous fleet development program. "The operation of the Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft is in line with our "Quantum Leap 2011-2015" program, in particular fleet expansion to increase international network as Garuda Indonesia establishes itself as a Global Player" added Emir.
ICBC Financial Leasing CEO, Cong Lin said that ICBC Financial Leasing is indeed proud to be a part of Garuda Indonesia's development. "We are pleased to help Indonesia's biggest airline and the pride of the nation, to continue expanding its network and aim for world-class airline " he added.
The Boeing 777-300ER will serve the following routes: Denpasar - Japan, Denpasar - Korea, Denpasar - China, and Denpasar - Sydney. In addition, in 2014 the aircraft will operate on the Jakarta - London service , and fly Jakarta - Amsterdam in 2015.
Meanwhile, Citilink operates Airbus 320-200 on domestic services to Surabaya, Medan, Denpasar, and other regions in Indonesia as part of efforts to enhance connectivity with the Masterplan for Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia's Economic Development (MP3EI) program. The rest of its fleet will also be used to serve regional routes such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Perth in order to atract more tourists to Indonesia.
About PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk.
Garuda Indonesia (GIAA:IJ) is the flag carrier of Indonesia and serves as a full service airline. Garuda Indonesia currently operates 82 aircrafts and serves 33 domestic and 18 international destinations in Asia (Regional Southeast Asia, Middle East, China, Japan and South Korea), Australia, and Europe (The Netherlands). As a result of its concern to safety, Garuda Indonesia received IOSA (IATA Operational Safety Audit) as proves that the airline has fulfilled global best practice in safety and security procedures.
Apart from the main business as full service airline, Garuda Indonesia Group also consists of Strategic Business Unit (SBU) and Subsidiaries. The SBUs are Garuda Cargo and Garuda Medical Center. The subsidiaries are PT Citilink Indonesia as Low Cost Carrier (LCC); PT Aerowisata (hotel, ground transportation, travel agent and catering); PT Abacus Distribution Systems Indonesia (global distribution system); PT Aero System Indonesia/Asyst (provider of IT services for the travel and transportation industry), and PT Garuda Maintenance Facility or known as GMF AeroAsia (aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul).
In February 2011, Garuda Indonesia took a historic step becoming a public company and listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit www.garuda-indonesia.com.
Contact:
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VP Corporate Communications
PT GARUDA INDONESIA (PERSERO) Tbk
pujobroto@garuda-indonesia.com
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