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.

Jakarta Post

Garuda Indonesia Group now allows passengers to choose preferred currency

More currencies will be added to the list this year.

News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Thu, April 18, 2019

Share This Article

Change Size

Garuda Indonesia Group now allows passengers to choose preferred currency Garuda Indonesia's Boeing 737 MAX 8 is seen at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, on Jan. 7, 2018. (Courtesy of/Garuda Indonesia)

N

ational flag carrier Garuda Indonesia alongside its low-cost subsidiary Citilink Indonesia and partner Sriwijaya Air Group has launched a new feature that allows passengers to book flight tickets in their preferred currency.

Applicable on the carriers' website as well as mobile application, among the currencies available to choose from by international travelers during the initial phase are the baht, euro, yen, Hong Kong dollar, British pound, Singaporean dollar, United States dollar and Australian dollar.

More currencies will be added to the list this year.

Read also: Garuda Indonesia, Singapore Airlines expand codeshare operations

The new feature will use the Citi InstantFX foreign currency management solution that supports more than 70 currencies.

"This move is part of our effort to increase passenger satisfaction, as well as provide an easier and smoother flight ticket booking service," said Garuda Indonesia CEO Ari Askhara. (dpk/kes)

{

Your Opinion Matters

Share your experiences, suggestions, and any issues you've encountered on The Jakarta Post. We're here to listen.

Enter at least 30 characters
0 / 30

Thank You

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. We appreciate your feedback.