{"id":8054,"date":"2023-08-28T09:23:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T09:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=8054"},"modified":"2023-08-28T09:23:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T09:23:00","slug":"indonesia-plans-merger-of-garuda-indonesia-citilink-pelita-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=8054","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia Plans Merger Of Garuda Indonesia, Citilink &#038; Pelita Air"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Indonesian Government has released a proposal to merge three state-owned carriers to cut costs and streamline operations, Indonesia\u2019s Minister for State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Erick Thohir announced over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Should the merger proceed, the flag carrier\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/garuda-indonesia\/\">Garuda Indonesia<\/a>\u00a0would merge with its low-cost subsidiary\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/citilink\/\">Citilink<\/a>\u00a0and Pelita Air, the latter being the airline division of Pertamina (a state-owned oil giant).<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GA-A330-300.jpeg\" data-img-desc=\"&quot;Photo: Garuda Indonesia&quot;\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"null\">\n<figure><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GA-A330-300.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1500&amp;dpr=1.5\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"1500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GA-A330-300.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1500&amp;dpr=1.5\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GA-A330-300.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GA-A330-300.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GA-A330-300.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GA-A330-300.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GA-A330-300.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GA-A330-300.jpeg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\" \/><img class=\" lazyloaded\" alt=\"Garuda Indonesia is using A330-300s between Jakarta and Melbourne\" width=\"4080\" height=\"2720\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/GA-A330-300.jpeg\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"img-description\">Photo: Garuda Indonesia<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Airlines are now studying their operations and how these could be folded into the merged operations. The idea is that one carrier for all will reduce costs, as seen when the country merged its four state port operators, Pelindo, resulting in a reduction of operating costs by 50%.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-tip\">\n<div id=\"custom_block_5\" class=\"emaki-custom tip\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content\">\n<p>Please get the latest aviation news straight to your inbox:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/email-newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up for our newsletters today.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h2 id=\"no-conclusion-yet\">No conclusion yet<\/h2>\n<p>While parties have stressed that this is currently just a proposal, Garuda Indonesia President Director Irfan Setiaputra weighed in and released this comment, as reported by fl360aero:<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\">\n<div id=\"custom_block_8\" class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content\">\n<p>&#8220;The merger initiative is still in the discussion stage and has not yet concluded. Because everything is being analyzed and studied carefully.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_2324329153.jpg\" data-img-desc=\"&quot;Photo:&amp;nbsp;axell.rf \\\/ Shutterstock&quot;\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"null\">\n<figure><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_2324329153.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1500&amp;dpr=1.5\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"1500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_2324329153.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1500&amp;dpr=1.5\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_2324329153.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_2324329153.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_2324329153.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_2324329153.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_2324329153.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_2324329153.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\" \/><img class=\" lazyloaded\" alt=\"shutterstock_2324329153\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/shutterstock_2324329153.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"img-description\">Photo:\u00a0axell.rf \/ Shutterstock<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Improvement to the business ecosystem would be the ultimate result while improving connectivity to a nation with a population of 273 million spread across 6,000 inhabited of Indonesia&#8217;s 18,000 islands, including Java, the most populated island in the world and home to 145 million people.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-odd\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"a-more-robust-carrier-for-indonesia\">A more robust carrier for Indonesia<\/h2>\n<p>With the ambition to build an even stronger airline for Indonesia, the three airlines currently demand a third of the domestic market. If the merge were to proceed, the new carrier would have a fleet of 550 aircraft, with a target of 750. State-owned enterprises minister Thorir elaborated on the need for its state-owned enterprises to reduce costs:<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\">\n<div id=\"custom_block_13\" class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content\">\n<p>\u201cSOEs need to keep bringing down costs. Pelindo has been merged from four companies into one. We are also pushing for Pelita Air, Citilink, and Garuda Indonesia to do the same to bring down costs as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>With Garuda needing creditors&#8217; approval in 2022 to restructure the airline, including around $9 billion in liabilities, the national carrier reported a loss of $76.5 million this year.<\/p>\n<p>Citilink President Director Dewa Kadek Rai stated to the Jakarta Post that if the merge were to proceed, he would expect to see it happen before the end of the year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img image-expandable img-article-item\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_2172873523.jpg\" data-img-desc=\"&quot;Photo: KeleX Pictures \\\/ Shutterstock&quot;\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"null\">\n<figure><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_2172873523.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1500&amp;dpr=1.5\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"1500px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_2172873523.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1500&amp;dpr=1.5\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_2172873523.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_2172873523.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_2172873523.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_2172873523.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_2172873523.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_2172873523.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\" \/><img class=\" lazyloaded\" alt=\"Garuda Indonesia aircraft at Tangerang Airport\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shutterstock_2172873523.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"img-description\">Photo: KeleX Pictures \/ Shutterstock<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-tip\">\n<div id=\"custom_block_17\" class=\"emaki-custom tip\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content\">\n<p>Find more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/category\/asia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news about Asian aviation<\/a>\u00a0here<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad-even\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"who-is-pelita-air\">Who is Pelita Air<\/h2>\n<p>While Garuda Indonesia and Citilink are more well known, the airline division of oil giant Pertamina is home to a modest 11 aircraft from its home base at Jakarta&#8217;s Soekarno Hatta International Airport (CGK). The lineup of aircraft includes seven Airbus A320-200s, one each of the ATR 72, ATR 42, and Fokker 100. It also has another ATR72 parked and is not currently in operation.<\/p>\n<p>Sources:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fl360aero.com\/detail\/indonesia-intends-to-merge-the-country-s-three-state-operated-airlines-citing-merger-of-port-operators\/1454\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fl360Aero<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airfleets.net\/flottecie\/Pelita%20Air%20Service.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Airfleets<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indonesian Government has released a proposal to merge three state-owned carriers to cut costs and streamline operations, Indonesia\u2019s Minister for State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Erick Thohir announced over the weekend. Should the merger proceed, the flag carrier\u00a0Garuda Indonesia\u00a0would merge with its low-cost subsidiary\u00a0Citilink\u00a0and Pelita Air, the latter being the airline division of Pertamina (a state-owned &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8055,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[96,102],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aviation-world","category-featured-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Indonesia Plans Merger Of Garuda Indonesia, Citilink &amp; Pelita Air - aviation news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=8054\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Indonesia Plans Merger Of Garuda Indonesia, Citilink &amp; Pelita Air\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Indonesian Government has released a proposal to merge three state-owned carriers to cut costs and streamline operations, Indonesia\u2019s Minister for State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Erick Thohir announced over the weekend. 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