Upon boarding, the Captain apologized for the delay due to operational reasons, and he went on to talk about the weather in Bali which will be partly cloudy. All of this made no sense whatsoever and the designers of the airport terminal should have found a more elegant workaround to getting to planes parked in the International terminal even if it was for a domestic flight. From the alighting point, passengers still need to trek up the stairs and walk a fair distance to board the plane. It turns out the bus was just going to do a drop off at the International Terminal as the plane is parked there. It was a bit chaotic as there was several lines even though the agents were saying one of the lane was for Business Class, Garuda Gold, and Sky Priority only. Gate 13 Seat 50H Domestic departure gatesīoarding was by bus as indicated on the display by the gate.

GA408 Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta CGK – Denpasar Ngurah Rai DPS One of the reason could be due to the flight being operated during the National Day long weekend (17 August) which is a popular time for Indonesians to visit Bali. However what makes this special itinerary worth covering is that the flight is served by Garuda Indonesia’s flagship plane – Boeing’s 777-300ER instead of the 737-800 that is normally used on this route. Jakarta to Denpasar Bali is perhaps one of the most common trip reports involving Garuda Indonesia and I have reviewed this exact trip before.

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