Garuda Indonesia ( Denpasar-Jakarta )

Airline: Garuda Indonesia
Flight Number : GA425
Route : Denpasar (DPS) – Jakarta (CGK)
Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes
Aircraft : A330-200
Class of Travel : Business Class
Seat : 7H & 7K
Date : 1 July 2018

Boarding was 20 minutes late, and again. Economy Class passengers try to queue at SkyPriority Lane and was asked to move back to their lane  Well, it happens almost everytime so I kinda get used to it anyways. My Mom and Dad took a GA flight 40 minutes earlier than ours because the aircraft was full, but apparently the flight wasn’t full, I just don’t get it.

Great legroom onboard Garuda Indonesia’s A330-200

Orange juice and hot towels  and that’s my sister trying to take her bag on the overhead compartment. #ShortGirlProblems

The pursor greeted me and was so surprised how happy I am during boarding ( well Though its only a 1 night trip I miss home and my dog, Chiko ) . I purposely book ourselves on the A330, I always avoid B737s when flying in GA biz class hahaha, though I remembered in 2008 I rode GA’s biz class from HKG to CGK with a 737, when the seats are still blue colored, and the biz class only had those kind of foot rests you got on SQ economy class lol. But I remembered vividly, that flight 10 years ago, the cabin crew addressed me by name 

Anyways, back to the flight report, They came with hot towels placed in tray and offered welcome drink. The service was quite slow on this particular flight, but the crews are trying their best. The crews are attentive and smiled all the way but was not as ‘all out’ as the ones from GA402 from Jakarta to Bali. Probably because it’s a nigh flight they just want to have a good rest after their last flight.

Nasi Kuning with Rendang | Bread Pudding | Fruits | Breads

This time for the meal service, they didn’t come up with a tray so we can see our main course, I forgot the meal options but I chose the Nasi Kuning dengan Daging ( Nasing Kuning with beef ) and it tastes awesomeeeee ( compared to my GA flights ), but as far as im concerned, there is not much significant difference between Economy and Business Class meal. Its just that they give bigger portion, slightly better presentation, placed meals on plates, and add a more high budget dessert in Business Class. But I think what they serve doesn’t really differ between these 2 class. This is just my personal opinion 
Anyways the packaged butter is still acceptable for domestic flight..

My delicious dinner, up close 

One of my favorite inflight entertainment, the flight path/map 

Today’s read onboard 

I was surprised that around 10 minutes before landing, the cabin crew still managed  to wake some passengers up and offered them water, I think it is a nice gesture. And I observed one of the crews patiently explained the features of the seat to a passenger, despite the language barrier, she responded professionally 

However, I really appreciate the crews for making much effort to make my birthday extra special. Check out my special Flight report section to read on what happened during this particular flight. This is something so extra…

Quiet cabin on this night flight 

Another round of drinks after our meal service 

Conclusion :
It is one of the best domestic business class flight with GA in my life. Food was great when compared with my other GA flight, crew was attentive and threw much effort.