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Airline: Garuda Indonesia
Flight: 842
Aircraft: Boeing 737-8U3
Registration: PK-GNP; delivered Jan 2015
Departure Airport: Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai (DPS), Indonesia
Arrival Airport: Singapore Changi (SIN), Singapore
Seat: 23K (Economy)
Route map (courtesy of www.gcmap.com)
Garuda Indonesia is the flag carrier of Indonesia. The airline has improved significantly over the last 5 years. It changed it's livery, doubled and renewed its fleet, enhanced cabin staff service and was voted as the world's most improved airline. Let’s check this out together.
I wanted a direct daytime flight, and there were a few options but I decided to give a try with Garuda Indonesia, cause it offered the perfect combination of timing, "full service" and price. Online check-in with seat selection was possible 24hs before departure. I printed my confirmation and headed for the airport.
It was quite a pleasant experience to fly out of Denpasar airport. The building is nice and modern. Seating is ok, but there are not many cheap dining options, so you may end up having lunch at one of the overpriced cafes.
International terminal departure area
I reached the check-in counter around 2 hs before departure and there was no queue ahead of me. It took about 10 minutes to get the boarding card. Immigration was also a breeze and in about 20 minutes I was airside.
Plane spotting at DPS
The lovely 787
They somehow changed the gate from 1A to 10. Passengers didn't have to rush looking for the new gate, cause Garuda representative guided us to our new waiting area, but we had to walk all the way through the terminal.
Boarding gate
Boarding began on time and was quick and organized. Unfortunately we had to take a bus to get to the airplane, but that was probably due to the unexpected gate change.
Ngurah Rai ramp view
My aircraft for today
Brand new 737 Next Gen delivered to Garuda Indonesia on January 2015
As soon as we entered the aircraft, it felt brand new. On board they offered a variety of free newspapers, in-flight magazines, pillows, earphones and IFE screens. The seats looked fresh and the legroom was definitely good. The load in economy looked around 70%. The aircraft started taxiing 5 mins before the scheduled departure. There was absolutely no waiting for take off and our plane didn't stop at the line-up position, as the crew received the clearance for immediate take-off.
Denpasar airport aerial view
En route DPS-SIN
To be contd...
Flight: 842
Aircraft: Boeing 737-8U3
Registration: PK-GNP; delivered Jan 2015
Departure Airport: Denpasar Bali Ngurah Rai (DPS), Indonesia
Arrival Airport: Singapore Changi (SIN), Singapore
Seat: 23K (Economy)
Route map (courtesy of www.gcmap.com)
Garuda Indonesia is the flag carrier of Indonesia. The airline has improved significantly over the last 5 years. It changed it's livery, doubled and renewed its fleet, enhanced cabin staff service and was voted as the world's most improved airline. Let’s check this out together.
I wanted a direct daytime flight, and there were a few options but I decided to give a try with Garuda Indonesia, cause it offered the perfect combination of timing, "full service" and price. Online check-in with seat selection was possible 24hs before departure. I printed my confirmation and headed for the airport.
It was quite a pleasant experience to fly out of Denpasar airport. The building is nice and modern. Seating is ok, but there are not many cheap dining options, so you may end up having lunch at one of the overpriced cafes.
International terminal departure area
I reached the check-in counter around 2 hs before departure and there was no queue ahead of me. It took about 10 minutes to get the boarding card. Immigration was also a breeze and in about 20 minutes I was airside.
Plane spotting at DPS
The lovely 787
They somehow changed the gate from 1A to 10. Passengers didn't have to rush looking for the new gate, cause Garuda representative guided us to our new waiting area, but we had to walk all the way through the terminal.
Boarding gate
Boarding began on time and was quick and organized. Unfortunately we had to take a bus to get to the airplane, but that was probably due to the unexpected gate change.
Ngurah Rai ramp view
My aircraft for today
Brand new 737 Next Gen delivered to Garuda Indonesia on January 2015
As soon as we entered the aircraft, it felt brand new. On board they offered a variety of free newspapers, in-flight magazines, pillows, earphones and IFE screens. The seats looked fresh and the legroom was definitely good. The load in economy looked around 70%. The aircraft started taxiing 5 mins before the scheduled departure. There was absolutely no waiting for take off and our plane didn't stop at the line-up position, as the crew received the clearance for immediate take-off.
Denpasar airport aerial view
En route DPS-SIN
To be contd...
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