Garuda Indonesia to launch direct flight Jakarta – Moscow in August 2017

Garuda Indonesia plans to launch direct flights from Jakarta to Moscow in August 2017. Operated by Airbus A330-200, this route will be served 3 times a week. The plan was announced by the CEO & President of Garuda Indonesia M. Arif Wibowo in Jakarta, on February 14. In accordance with the potential increase in tourist traffic between the two countries, the direct flight services to Moscow is expected to improve Russian tourist visits up to 100 thousand tourists in 2017. Russian tourist arrivals to Indonesia in the first half of 2016 increased by 14%. The number of Indonesian citizens visit to Russia in 2015 were about 14,000 people.