Garuda to commence services to India

Garuda Indonesia will commence direct services to India in 2H2011, subject to regulatory approval (e-Travel Blackboard, 08-Feb-2011). A spokeswoman sated the market is "very open" as no carrier offers non-stop services between the two nations. The carrier will initially offer daily services from Jakarta to Chennai and Mumbai, but plans to add a service from Denpasar in the future.