The first commercial flight from Calcutta to Rangoon was made on January 26, 1949, using a DC-3 Dakota aircraft with the tail number of I 001 and the name Indonesian Airways.In the same year, on December 28, 1949, another DC-3 aircraft registered as PK-DPD and painted with Garuda Indonesian Airways logo flew from Jakarta to Yogyakarta to pick up President Soekarno.This Was the first flight made under the name of Garuda Indonesian Airways.
During that period, the company operated a fleet of 38 aircrafts comprising 22 DC-3, 8 Catalina flying boats, and 8 Convair 240. In 1965, the first flight to European countries started was made with Amsterdam as the final destination. This prompted the Company to develop comprehensive training programs for its air and ground crews and established a dedicated training facility in West Jakarta, named the Garuda Indonesia Training Center. Then in the early 1990s, Garuda Indonesia developed a long-term growth strategy which was applied until the year 2000. The Company also continued to expand its fleet placing Garuda Indonesia among the 30 largest airlines of the world. The new management undertook a comprehensive re-evaluation and overall restructuring with the objective improving operational efficiency, regained financial stability that involved efforts in debt restructuring, increased awareness among employees concerning the importance of service to customers and, most importantly, revived and revitalized the Garuda Indonesia spirit. The company officially became a public company after the initial public offering of 6,335,738,000 shares. The companys shares were listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange on February 11, 2011 with code GIAA. This was one important milestone after the company completed the transformation on its business through hard work and dedication of all parties. The progress of the transformation can be seen from the achievement of a Skytraxs 5-star Airline rating as well as the winning of the prestigious The Worlds Best Cabin Crew for four consecutive years in 2014 to 2017, The Worlds Most Loved Airline 2016 and Best Economy Class award in 2013, also from Skytrax.
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