While Garuda Indonesia has long toyed with the idea of spreading its wings to Europe, the two routes the company currently serves - Amsterdam- Paris and Amsterdam- Paris - are not the only ones.Jakarta and London-Denpasar-Jakarta - will see a sharp reduction in capacity. In fact, flights to London suspended. The three weekly flights offered by the airline will no longer be open to bookings from 22 June, although the closure was initially scheduled for August. The airline will also be drastically reducing its capacity on the Jakarta-Amsterdam route, from six to three frequencies per week, probably as early as this autumn. Past announcements of a potential opening to Paris or Frankfurt no longer seem appropriate for the Indonesian national airline.
However, it should soon be replaced by two newcomers. AirAsia X, the long-haul subsidiary of the low-cost AirAsia group, took delivery of its first Airbus A330neo out of a firm order for 66 aircraft at the Paris Air Show. Nadda Buranasiri, the airline's Managing Director, said that "The A330neo is the future of our long-haul operations, offering an enhanced customer experience."He stated that future aircraft will enable the company's return to EuropeIn the past, AirAsia X has offered flights to London Stansted and Paris Orly from the Malaysian capital. In the past, AirAsia X has offered flights to London Stansted and Paris Orly from the Malaysian capital. Although no details have yet been revealed about the airline's future European destinations, it seems that Central Europe, Russia, as well as London and Paris, will be the main destinations. Paris are in the running.
Another airline planning a comeback is Philippine Airlines. The Philippine national carrier's Vice President of Sales, Ryan Uy, has already announced that four destinations have been selected for new long-haul flights: Chicago and Seattle in the United States, as well as Paris and Rome in Europe. And, as he said in an interview, he has a very serious option for Seattle and Paris...
