Japan Airlines and Garuda Indonesia pen new partnership deal, expand codeshare  

Japan Airlines and Garuda Indonesia are set to launch a new joint business partnership on April 1, 2025, where the two carriers will cooperate commercially on flights between Indonesia and Japan. Building on the existing codeshare relationship between the two carriers signed in October 2024, Garuda Indonesia and Japan Airlines are planning to provide enhanced flight services to passengers through the extensive coordination of flight schedules, enabling improved connections between Indonesia and Japan.

This newly announced joint business partnership will also offer various other benefits to passengers, ranging from more competitive special ticket prices to a “seamless experience for the passengers through the journey”, say the carriers. With a significant expansion of the existing codeshare program between the airlines, which will cover over 34 routes across Indonesia and Japan, customers will gain access to numerous new destinations through the expansion.

viper-zero / ShutterstockA list of new routes that will be covered by the codeshare agreement was published in a statement issued by the carriers on March 7, 2025. Routes operated by Garuda on which Japan Airlines will apply its ‘JL’ two-letter IATA designator include those from Jakarta to Kuala Namu, Pekanbaru, Makassar, Manado, Solo, Semarang, Banda Aceh, Balikpapan, Sorong, Lombok, Padang, Palembang, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Makassar, Sorong, and Balikpapan.

Japan Airlines flights that will carry the Garuda ‘GA’ code will include Tokyo-Haneda to Osaka/Kansai, Okinawa, Hakodate, Aomori, Akita, Komatsu, Okayama, Hiroshima, Takamatsu, Matsuyama, Tokushima, Kochi, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, plus Tokyo-Narita to Nagoya-Chubu and Osaka-Itami. All flights under the codeshare agreement are subject to approval.

In terms of the loyalty scheme alignment under the new joint business partnership, passengers will be able to accumulate and redeem miles in both Japan Airlines and Garuda Indonesia programs.

viper-zero / Shutterstock“It is a great pleasure to announce our newest joint business partnership with Garuda Indonesia,” said Ross Leggett, Managing Executive Officer, Senior Vice President Route Marketing of Japan Airlines. We are confident that this partnership will enable us to deliver important benefits to our customers and to grow the business between Japan and Indonesia. Garuda Indonesia and Japan Airlines are excited to enhance our partnership, which will not only improve connectivity between the two countries but also foster stronger economic and cultural ties.”

“Through our recent joint business partnership with Japan Airlines, Garuda Indonesia plans to strengthen its market share, especially in East Asia,” added Garuda Indonesia’s Commercial Director, Ade R. Susardi, “It aligns with our efforts to attract the international tourists visit from Japan to explore Indonesia’s destinations ranging from Medan, Makassar, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, and other must-visit cities to support Indonesia’s sustainable tourism development.”

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