JAKARTA, 03 August 2004 - Garuda Indonesia is planning to reduce or halt a series of services in the upcoming winter season, among them flights to Amsterdam and Seoul. The moves are "adjustment steps taken in line with the medium-term programmes of the company," a press statement by the state-owned airline said. It said that for the winter season Garuda Indonesia will "temporarily close the route to Amsterdam at the end of October 2004."
It said the move will first be preceeded by a gradual cut in flight frequency on the route, from the current four times a week to three beginning in early September and to two from early October. "Besides that, Garuda will also temporarily close the Denpasar-Taipei-Seoul flight early in September 2004," Garuda Indonesia said. Garuda is currently serving the route five times a week.
The airline will also reduce its schedule to the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Guangzhou from five times per week to three, starting early in September. "The reduction in Garuda flight frequency is in line with the market conditions in those sectors," the company said.
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