{"id":142884,"date":"2023-08-22T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=142884"},"modified":"2023-08-22T21:55:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T21:55:04","slug":"indonesia-reviews-plan-to-merge-two-state-airlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2023\/08\/indonesia-reviews-plan-to-merge-two-state-airlines.html","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia reviews plan to merge two state airlines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Indonesian government is reviewing a plan to merge state-owned airlines <strong>Garuda Indonesia and Pelita Air<\/strong>, a unit of energy firm Pertamina, to ensure affordable airfares, an executive said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plan came a year after Garuda reached an agreement with its creditors to restructure its $9 billion debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pelita Air president director Dendy Kurniawan told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/indonesia-airlines\/indonesia-reviews-plan-to-merge-two-state-airlines-executive-idUSL4N3A32F0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a> that it welcomed the plan, which he said was under the review of Indonesia\u2019s state-owned enterprises (SOE) ministry, adding the possible merger would \u201cstrengthen the aviation industry\u201d and ensure affordable ticket prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2023\/08\/air-india-unveils-its-new-image.html\">Air India unveils its new image<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His statement came after local media cited SOE minister Erick Thohir as saying on Tuesday that he planned to merge Pelita Air with Garuda group, which includes its low cost airline unit Citilink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Erick said the merger will help reduce the country\u2019s logistic costs and increase the its fleet size, which he said needed 179 new planes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Garuda was operating 101 planes in June, according to its website. 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