Instead of flying millions of dollars of debt, route profitability is now being checked. GA marketing and sales manager Germany Sigmund Schwarz said the airline, which has been troubled with debt, mismangement and political upheaval in Indonesia over the last year, will make a recovery this year. We sent millions of passengers to Indonesia. Without explanation, the summer schedule changed and was not market friendly. They were a burden to the industry and we lost clients, passengers and our reputation for reliability.
New systems mean significant change.
We must work hard and implement the right decisions to recover. This is our wake-up call. A national carrier is essential and we can't expect government support. Through product upgrade and a consistency programme, route profitability and fleet analysis, this can happen. In the new winter schedule service are thrice-weekly flights via Bangkok and four times weekly flights via Singapore and Jakarta, with quicker connections to Denpasar.