Saudia, Garuda Indonesia sign MoU to advance a joint business partnership

The MoU will allow both carriers to explore single-ticket travel across their networks. This would connect Garuda Indonesia’s network in Indonesia and Australia with Saudia’s destinations across the Middle East, Europe and Africa.

Saudia, the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Garuda Indonesia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance a joint business partnership, establishing the framework for a future joint business agreement designed to strengthen connectivity between the two carriers.

Building on their existing codeshare cooperation and shared membership in the SkyTeam alliance, the MoU will allow both carriers to explore single-ticket travel across their networks. This would connect Garuda Indonesia’s network in Indonesia and Australia with Saudia’s destinations across the Middle East, Europe and Africa.

The agreement also covers potential cooperation in network planning, flight schedules between Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, sales, marketing and distribution in markets of mutual interest. In addition, both carriers will explore areas related to loyalty programmes, technology infrastructure, airport services, and services for Umrah and Hajj guests travelling 

The MoU was signed by Arved von zur Muehlen, Chief Commercial Officer at Saudia, and Neil Raymond Mills, Director of Transformation at Garuda Indonesia.

“This MoU builds on the strong foundation of cooperation between Saudia and Garuda Indonesia and reflects Saudia’s strategic focus on building high-value partnerships that strengthen air connectivity. Through this agreement, we aim to offer guests more flexible travel options between Indonesia, Australia and Saudia’s network across the Middle East, Europe and Africa,” said Arved von zur Muehlen, Chief Commercial Officer at Saudia. 

Also speaking at the occasion, Neil Raymond Mills, Director of Transformation at Garuda Indonesia shared, “The collaboration between Garuda Indonesia and Saudi holds strategic values which not only relates to the expansion of flight networks yet also to bolster Indonesia’s accessibility to the Middle East, Europe and Africa as one of the most important travel corridors for the Indonesian people. This region has significant relevance, both for pilgrimage travel, community mobility, business connectivity, and the broader development of economic cooperation.”