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ETIHAD AIRWAYS AND GARUDA OFFER MORE CODESHARE FLIGHTS AND NEW DESTINATIONS

Etihad Airways and have announced a number of new codeshare destinations in Indonesia, , the Middle East, and Australia.

The -based ’s EY code is now on Garuda Indonesia flights between and Singapore, Bali, Manado, , and and between Abu Dhabi and Amsterdam.

Garuda Indonesia has also placed its GA code on Etihad Airways’ flights to five new cities – Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, Bahrain and Brussels – bringing the total number of codeshare destinations to 10.

Etihad Airways and Garuda Indonesia customers will benefit further from June 21 this year when Garuda Indonesia increases frequency between Jakarta and Abu Dhabi and onwards to Amsterdam from four to six flights weekly. This will bring to 13 the total number of weekly flights between the capital cities of Indonesia and the UAE.

In another significant move, from 21 June 2013, Etihad Airways will re-time its flights between Jakarta and Abu Dhabi to offer seamless connectivity to and from even more destinations in the airline’s global network. This will include Amman, Basra, Erbil, and Kuwait in the Middle East; Athens, Istanbul and Larnaca in southern Europe; Astana, Almaty, Moscow and Minsk in eastern Europe; Nairobi and Johannesburg in Africa; and Sao Paulo, Washington, New York JFK, Chicago and Toronto in the Americas.

Also in June, Garuda Indonesia will commence services between Jakarta and Perth, which will be operated with the EY code. These flights will be timed to connect with services to and from Abu Dhabi, giving customers of both in the Middle East, Europe and beyond new access to Western Australia.

James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ President and Chief Executive Officer, said: “The partnership between Etihad Airways and Garuda Indonesia continues to develop in a mutually beneficial way, adding new destinations, improving connectivity, and offering new customer benefits.

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“Connection times to many popular destinations have been reduced to under three hours. We also offer the fastest route from Jakarta to popular destinations like Manchester, Geneva and Brussels.

Mr Hogan highlighted the strategic importance of the four new codeshare destinations in Indonesia. “The new points on the domestic network give us unprecedented access to more than six million potential Indonesian travelers and provide opportunities for deeper commercial ties to the oil, gas and mining industries in the region.

“The codeshare with Garuda Indonesia to Perth continues our expansion in Australia. It will further strengthen the Etihad Airways brand presence in Western Australia and pave the way for the airline to enter the market in its own right within the next two to three years,” Mr Hogan added.

Garuda Indonesia President and CEO Emirsyah Satar, welcomed the extended network of the between Etihad and Garuda Indonesia to new destinations in Indonesia, Europe, the Middle East, Singapore and Australia. “This codeshare, which was signed in October last year, has been contributing significantly to the needs and satisfaction of our passengers, and gives them the benefit of the seamless and the very easy connectivity from Jakarta to the world,” said Mr. Satar

“The codeshare with Etihad is part of our effort to continuously improve our service to our customers by giving them the easy connectivity from Indonesia to more than 80 cities in 50 countries that are served by Etihad. In line with our “Quantum Leap 2011 – 2015” program especially our “network expansion program”, as well as opening some destinations with its own resources, Garuda Indonesia will also add some destinations to its network through the codeshare agreement and alliance,” added Mr Satar.

Members of Etihad Airways’ loyalty program, Etihad Guest, and Garuda Indonesia’s Garuda Frequent Flyer earn miles on all the codeshare services operated by their respective airline. The two programs are working together to introduce reciprocal earn and burn across both entire networks whereby Etihad Guest members can earn and redeem their miles on the entire Garuda Indonesia network (including, but not limited to, the codeshare routes) and

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vice versa for the Garuda Frequent Flyer members. Details of the reciprocal agreements between the two programs will be released shortly.

Guests flying Garuda Indonesia’s Executive Class may use the Etihad Airways’ lounge at Abu Dhabi International , while Garuda Frequent Flyer Platinum members travelling economy from Abu Dhabi on either airline may also use the Al Dhabi lounge while in transit in Abu Dhabi.

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About Etihad Airways Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab , began operations in 2003, and in 2012 carried 10.3 million passengers. From its hub at Abu Dhabi , Etihad Airways serves 86 passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas, with a fleet of 72 and aircraft, and over 90 aircraft on firm order, including 10 Airbus A380s, the world’s largest passenger aircraft. Etihad Airways also holds equity investments in airberlin, , and . For more information, please visit: www.etihad.com

About Garuda Indonesia (PT. Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk.) Garuda Indonesia, the national airline of Indonesia is a full-service airline which serves 32 domestic and 18 international destinations. The airline’s main hubs in Indonesia are located in Jakarta, Denpasar and Makassar. Garuda Indonesia received its IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification in May 2008, recognising that the airline is fully compliant with global best-practice standards for flight operations, aircraft maintenance and safety management systems.

Garuda has had Four-Star Airline status since 2009; was voted The World’s Most Improved Airline in 2010; and in 2012, was voted Best in Asia and World’s Best Regional Airline. Center for Asia Aviation (CAPA) also named Garuda Indonesia as Airline Turnaround of the Year. In July 2012, a Roy Morgan poll, an independent research in Australia, named Garuda Indonesia as The Best International Airline.

Continuing its fleet modernization program, in 2012, Garuda Indonesia will welcome four B737-800NGs, two A330-200s, nine A320 dedicated for , and five sub-100 seaters

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Bombardier CRJ1000 NextGen. With the arrival of these 21 aircraft, Garuda Indonesia’s fleet in 2012 totals 105 aircraft with an average age of 5.8 years old. Through the “Quantum Leap” program, Garuda Indonesia aims to operate 194 aircraft by 2015.

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