Sah! Garuda-Sriwijaya Air Rujuk Kembali, KSM Berlanjut
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero Tbk (GIAA) or Garuda Indonesia Group, through its subsidiary PT Citilink Indonesia, finally continued management cooperation (KSM) with the Sriwijaya Group (Sriwijaya Air and NAM Air) after a chaotic agreement between these two airlines.
Previously, Citilink had even filed a lawsuit against Sriwijaya Air for alleged breach of contract at the Central Jakarta District Court on 25 September.
As a result, two directors of Sriwijaya Air also announced their resignations at a press conference on Monday (30/9/2019). Both of them are the Director of Operations Capt. Fadjar Semiarto and Technical Director Romdani Ardali Adang.
"The sustainability of the KSM is in line with the GIAA Group meeting and the Sriwijaya shareholders were facilitated by the SOE Ministry some time ago and provided guidance on the sustainability of the KSM," said Juliandra Nurtjahjo, Managing Director of Citilink, who was a Garuda representative in a joint press conference in Cengkareng, Tangerang, Tuesday (1 / 10/2019).
"With this agreement, we, the GIAA Group and Sriwijaya hope that with this commitment and good moments can be the point of what we call it or our turning point, our commitment is always, first, prioritizing the safety of the airworthiness of Sriwijaya aircraft is a priority," he said.
Furthermore, the next priority is the customer's interest which is the most important consideration why these two airline groups continue KSM commitments.
The third priority is saving state assets so that it needs to support Srivijaya to recover,
Furthermore, the next priority is that the two groups want the aviation ecosystem in Indonesia to be healthier. "That is the reason for continuing this KSM as soon as possible, with the support of Sriwijaya aircraft flight operations. First, how the GIAA Group or GMF AeroAsia will provide support to Sriwijaya's operational phases."