Garuda Indonesia Cracks Skytrax`s Top Ten World`s Best Airlines
30 July 2018 16:00 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - State-owned carrier Garuda Indonesia has successfully improved its rank in the World’s Best Airlines list by the British leading aviation consumer website Skytrax. Garuda climbed one position to ninth in 2018.
The achievement is attributable to Garuda's extensive renewal of fleets and services. “Garuda Indonesia has experienced a dramatic turnaround in recent years,” said Business Insider in July 17.
Garuda also clinched additional points in its seating department and the Southeast Asian culinary options. In addition, Garuda Indonesia flight attendants won Skytrax’s World’s Best Cabin Crew for the third year in a row.
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Besides Garuda, other Southeast Asian airlines entering the top ten are Thailand's Thai Airways in 10th from the previous 11th, and Singapore Airlines, which tops the list after ranking second in 2017.
Garuda Indonesia’s achievements include five titles as the world’s best cabin staff in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018; World's Most Loved Airline in 2016; World's Best Economy Class and Best Economy Class Airline Seat in 2013.
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