Garuda's US return to generate 5% of 2017 revenue: CEO

Montreal

GARUDA, Indonesia's national carrier, expects its return to the United States next year with three flights a week to generate about 5 per cent of the airline's top-line passenger revenue for 2017, its chief executive said.

The airline is now negotiating rights to start service from Jakarta to Los Angeles via Japan, chief executive officer Arif Wibowo said, adding that the new flights would be a "milestone" for Garuda, which reported US$3.81 billion in total operating revenues in 2015.