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Garuda Indonesia's Planning to Launch One-Stop Service to LAX

Brendan Dorsey
Brendan Dorsey
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Born and raised in Northern California, schooled in our Nation's capital, and currently working in the greatest city in the world - NYC. I was instantly hooked to traveling the second I stepped foot in Europe. The addiction only grew once I found out I could do it for free, all on points and miles. I could also eat bagels for every meal.
Feb. 23, 2017
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Garuda Indonesia's Planning to Launch One-Stop Service to LAX
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Garuda Indonesia, the flag carrier of Indonesia, has formally requested to fly into LAX. This will be the airline's first destination in the US with a planned launch date of November 2017. Garuda hopes to operate 3 weekly flights between Jakarta (CGK) and Los Angeles (LAX) via Tokyo Narita (NRT).

The potential new route from Jakarta to Los Angeles on Garuda Indonesia. Image courtesy of The Great Circle Mapper.

The airline plans to fly a 777-300ER, which Garuda offers with two seat configurations — one with 26 seats in business and 367 in economy and the other with 8 in first, 38 in business and 268 in economy. Both its first and business-class products have gotten stellar reviews by the TPG team.

Garuda business class on a 777-300ER.

Garuda is a member of the SkyTeam alliance and is transfer partners with Citi, where you can transfer Thank You points at a 1:1 ratio. The route is not 100% set in stone yet; the airline filed an application with the DOT on February 21 and must still be approved to fly. Garuda also added a stipulation in the filing that "other airports" could be used as an alternative to Tokyo Narita (NRT).

For more on Garuda Indonesia, see:

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Featured Image courtesy of Garuda.