Garuda Indonesia will celebrate 40 years of flying to Australia in November and to mark the occasion the airline is offering up to 40 per cent off airfares to Bali and Jakarta.

Garuda is celebrating 40 years of flying to Australia

The special 40th anniversary airfare offer is on sale until October 3 ex-Sydney and until October 31 ex-Melbourne and Perth and prices start from just $282.

“Garuda Indonesia is very proud of its 40-year commitment to the Australian market and this is our way of saying thank you to Australia for those years of support,” said Garuda Indonesia Senior General Manager Australia, New Zealand, SWP, Poerwoko Soeparyono.

“Garuda is going through a major turnaround in its business with new aircraft, new in flight product and new exclusive Garuda Experience in flight service.

“This special offer provides the perfect reason to experience the new Garuda Indonesia and explore Jakarta as a gateway to the rest of Indonesia and beyond to Asia,” he said.

Passengers flying on the direct Sydney or Melbourne to Jakarta services will travel on Garuda’s new Airbus 330-200 wide-bodied aircraft.

With a brand new interior configuration, all passengers enjoy a fully integrated in-flight entertainment system while executive class also offers 180 degree flat bed seats, in-seat laptop power and an 11- inch personal LCD touch screen.

Both economy and executive class tickets are on sale, with the latter starting at $1285 from Melbourne to Bali or Jakarta, and $1303 from Sydney to Bali or Jakarta.

Along with the celebratory airfares, Garuda’s 40th anniversary Bali on Any Budget holiday packages with six nights accommodation start from $957 per person ex-Melbourne, $975 per person ex-Sydney and $390 per person ex-Perth.