On January 26, 1949, Garuda Indonesia was officially established as
Indonesia's government-owned flag carrier. To begin with, the
airline focused on domestic and regional travel. However, in 1962,
the Dutch-occupied island of Dutch New Guinea was added to the
Indonesian territory and Garuda faced the huge challenge of
starting up flights to the very remote and isolated settlements of
Irian Jaya. Fortunately, the airline had the assistance of another
Indonesian government-owned airline, Merpati, which would later
become a feeder and subsidiary of Garuda.In the mid-1980s, a
massive reorganisation led to Garuda offering international
flights, which required the modernisation of the entire fleet. The
late '90s saw a new management having to cope with the disastrous
effects of the Asian financial crisis closely followed by the
deregulation of the aviation industry in 2000, which greatly
increased competition in the domestic market. Over subsequent
years, Garuda has faced many more challenges, from the effects of
the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the Bali bombings to the 2003 SARS
epidemic and the COVID-19 pandemic. However, despite these
setbacks, it has successfully transitioned from a small domestic
carrier to a player on the international stage. This fully
illustrated volume looks at Garuda's turbulent history from its
involvement in Indonesia's postwar struggle for independence to
operations during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. 120 colour
photographs
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