Indonesian airline Garuda seeks to delay vote on debt restructuring proposal

GARUDA Indonesia has asked administrators to postpone a vote on the flag carrier's debt restructuring proposal for 2 days to Jun 17, its chief executive said late on Monday (Jun 13).

Garuda creditors had been expected to vote on the restructuring proposal on Wednesday.

CEO Irfan Setiaputra said in a statement that a delay was needed to finalise administrative matters and to harmonise the input of stakeholders on the restructuring proposal.

Garuda started the court-led restructuring process on Dec 9, after a vendor petitioned the court over unpaid bills.

The court-appointed administrators will discuss the proposed voting delay with the supervising judge, one of the administrators said.

"The administrators will carry out voting by taking into account the readiness of the debtor for its restructuring proposal," Martin Patrick Nagel told Reuters.

Garuda has offered to replace its liabilities to lessors and Islamic bondholders with new bonds and equity worth US$1.13 billion.

The latest verified claims under Garuda's restructuring process had reached 120.5 trillion rupiah (S$9.7 billion).

The airline said on Tuesday that a majority of the holders of its 2 trillion rupiah asset-backed securities "KIK-EBA Mandiri GIAA 01" had agreed on a tenor extension up to 10 years and a new payment schedule.

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