TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Pelita Air, Garuda Indonesia to add 26 planes to fleets this year
Domestic carrier Pelita Air and flag carrier Garuda are both planning to expand their fleets this year as the SOEs Ministry aims to consolidate state-owned airlines by mid-2025 in a bid to cut costs.
Change text size
Gift Premium Articles
to Anyone
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed!
Members of the ground crew service an Airbus A320 aircraft with Pelita Air livery on April 11, 2022, at Soekarno Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten. (Courtesy of Pertamina)
S
tate-owned airline Pelita Air has announced it will expand its fleet to 18 with the addition of six Airbus wide-body aircraft in time to meet demand for the government-sponsored haj and umrah pilgrimage program this year.
“This is a certainty, not just a plan. We are simply waiting for the arrival of these six planes,” PT Pelita Air Service president director Dendy Kurniawan said on Thursday, as quoted by state news agency Antara.
Dendy acknowledged that securing additional aircraft was challenging due to limited supply from major manufacturers Airbus and Boeing amid intensified competition in the aircraft leasing market.
“Despite these challenges, we remain optimistic about expanding our fleet. The trust we’ve built with aircraft owners, coupled with our status as a Pertamina subsidiary, gives us a competitive edge in procurement,” Dendy said on Wednesday, as quoted by Kontan.co.id, referring to the state-owned oil and gas giant.
Pelita Air added three planes to its fleet last year, which enabled it to double the number of flights and passengers served in 2024 to 18,796 trips and 2.7 million people.
Read also: Govt to take another chance at tourism recovery this year
Meanwhile, flag carrier Garuda Indonesia also announced plans to add 20 planes and expand its current fleet of 58 aircraft, which includes 39 Boeing 737-800NG narrow-body planes.
