Singapore Airlines and Garuda Indonesia set to boost capacity and connectivity within Q4-2024

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Garuda Indonesia announced that they will jointly boost flight frequencies between Jakarta, Indonesia, and Singapore in the fourth quarter of 2024, increasing capacity and enhancing connectivity between the two Southeast Asian hubs.

SIA will operate eight daily services from 22 November 2024, up from six currently. 

Garuda Indonesia, on the other hand, will expand its daily flights from four to six starting 1 December 2024.

The airlines will likewise extend their codeshare arrangement to include these new services. 

From 12th November, they began a codeshare programme for flights between Singapore and four Indonesian cities (Denpasar, Jakarta, Medan, and Surabaya), as well as routes between Singapore and London (Heathrow) and Mumbai. 

By 1st December, the carriers will operate 390 weekly codeshare services, including 362 between Singapore and Indonesia.

Plans for next year

In the first quarter of 2025, Garuda Indonesia and Singapore Airlines will deepen their frequent flyer programme partnership by allowing GarudaMiles and KrisFlyer members to earn and redeem miles on codeshare routes.

Following Singapore’s regulatory approval of their commercial joint venture in July 2024, Garuda Indonesia and SIA will introduce joint fare products in the first quarter of 2025. 

This will enable customers to book flights operated by both airlines between Singapore and Denpasar, Jakarta, and Surabaya within a single itinerary.

Both airlines are also firmly committed to deepening this commercial partnership to provide greater value to customers, and support tourism and business activities in Indonesia and Singapore. 

Future initiatives may include operating joint revenue-sharing flights between the two countries, coordinating flight schedules to improve connectivity, and exploring joint sales and marketing activities.