Garuda Signs Global Corporate Account Contract with Shell

Garuda Indonesia and Shell International have signed a corporate sales agreement as part of the airline’s efforts to expand market on its domestic and international routes, as well as facilitate the oil company’s employees and their families’ when travelling with Garuda Indonesia for business or leisure.

In the agreement, Shell International Limited names Garuda Indonesia as one of its official carriers.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Garuda Indonesia President & CEO, Emirsyah Satar, and President Director and Country Chairman of PT. Shell Indonesia, Darwin Silalahi, at the Auditorium of the Garuda Management Building, Cengkareng.

From now on, employees in all Shell branch offices worldwide travelling with Garuda Indonesia are entitled to special rates and services, namely special net corporate fares, priority reservations, and easy group bookings.

Commenting on the occasion, Garuda Indonesia President & CEO, Emirsyah Satar said, “This global contract agreement with Shell marks the beginning of Garuda Indonesia’s global corporate market expansion. Garuda will now be able to reach 80.000 Shell International employees in 80 countries. Garuda Indonesia will continue to develop this very potential corporate market.”

Shell Indonesia’s President Director & Country Chairman Shell Indonesia, added, “On behalf of Shell International Limited, I would like to say that we are proud to name Garuda Indonesia as one of our preferred carriers in the world. This global agreement reflects our recognition of Garuda Indonesia’s ongoing transformation process which we have seen in the airline’s fleet modernization, improved service quality and safety and security standards.”

To date, Garuda has established corporate sales co-operations with more than 1469 large companies in Indonesia, and in 2011 Garuda earned a total income of IDR 1,52 trillion from corporate sales. In 2012, Garuda Indonesia sets its sights on acquiring 1600 ‘corporate partners’ and targets and income of IDR 3 trillion for corporate sales.

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