GARUDA INDONESIA 737 Economy Class 🇮🇩【Trip Report: Bali to Jakarta】Hot, Hot, HOT 🔥

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What's it like to fly Indonesia's Flag Carrier, Garuda Indonesia in 2023 on a domestic flight? Have standards gone down hill? Maintained? Is Garuda "content creator" friendly again? Watch this video to find out and see if Garuda might be the best choice for your next trip.
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-A Bit of Gardua History
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-Garuda Lawsuits & Scandals
-Boarding & Flight Stats
-Garuda International Route Map
-Full Economy Class Seat Tour
-In Flight Meal (Lunch Service)
-In Flight Entertainment
-Take off & Landing Views
-Airport Stats & Spool Up
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0:00 Intro
00:27 Flight Info
00:57 Airport Arrival
01:52 Denpasar Domestic Terminal Check In
03:00 Domestic Terminal Airside
03:54 Plane Spotting & Story Time
07:16 Our Boarding Gate & Aircraft
07:58 Boarding & Flight Stats
08:30 Cabin First Impressions & Seat Tour
09:58 Safety Video & Push Back
10:16 The Boiling Point
10:34 Taxi, Spool up, Take off & Airport Stats
12:14 On Board Meal Service & Entertainment
13:18 Approach Path & Landing
14:16 Taxiing & Deplaning
15:25 The Flip Flop Score
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@sbor90 10 ай бұрын

You know it's gonna be an entertaining report when it starts off with "please don't sue me"

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

😅 But it’s also a real request! Thanks for watching 🩴

@personanongrata80s 10 ай бұрын

he's not wrong, local youtuber once review garuda get sued, well not sue to be honest, get reported to police as garuda employee claim the honest youtuber review is "HurT tHeiR fEeLiNg" and since garuda is national owned, police actually demand the youtuber to come station, then they forced the youtuber to erase the clip and hes gone now, nowhere to be seen.

@carmenkinder5457 10 ай бұрын

Kevin does know how to entertain. And the words who make it special, are chosen wisely 😂. When the mint is the extent of the service .... 😂 Well done Sir!

@ahmadfaridiam6652 10 ай бұрын

Indonesians tend to dislike bad reviews about their country and/or anything that represents it. I can imagine the amount of backlash this video will have as soon as an Indonesian “influencer” gets the hold of it. Good review by the way. One of the best reviewers out there.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Welp, any ‘backlash’ only helps the video, so 🤷🏼‍♂️. The truth is the truth lol. Thanks for watching 🩴

@norhishamothman4152 10 ай бұрын

Well said. Even the wrong name for a pancake style street food I commented about having similar style of preparation in Thailand, my home country and THAT country was responded in a very harsh manner but I could not be bothered as its typical from their mentality. Great report and yes, do keep up the reviews as we can choose what carriers that are more better.

@ahmadfaridiam6652 10 ай бұрын

Sadly. When it comes to inter Indonesia flights, you don’t have much options though. Garuda is still the best, compared to the more dominant Lion Air group. AirAsia is trying to catch up, but they are being bullied out of the country. There are new airlines in the last few years, but there are still small compared Lion Air and Garuda.

@l4zr_boy 10 ай бұрын

@@ahmadfaridiam6652 Because of the small to none options you have for such a large country and due to high airport fees, domestic airfares here are well known to be very expensive compared to our neighbors or even for similar international flights.

@abrarravidhia5886 10 ай бұрын

I am with you. As an Indonesian and in my opinion, Garuda has been downgraded compared to several years before, and I think that is part of their cost optimization. Meanwhile, I also believe Garuda has plans to enhance their customers experiences. The one step forward is that they already received 2/5 737-800NG ex-Oman Air, which I guess had better seats and IFE than existing GA Narowbody fleets.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🩴

@l4zr_boy 10 ай бұрын

Their 3rd out of 5 737s is going to be an ex-China Airlines unit with no IFE sadly. However on the ex-Oman Air planes had a BYOD system, so expect to also see those in PK-GUD. As for where they source the final 2 who knows, They could snag up 1 more ex-Oman Air unit.

@georgecavalry 9 ай бұрын

@@tfft I am with you too. However, I do not believe that Garuda will ever be saved again. It almost went bankrupt. HAHAHA what a joke. CORRUPTION CORRUPTION CORRUPTION. I can't believe how delusional our people are..

@gunnydafoxx 10 ай бұрын

I'm not sure why you don't have over a million subscribers! Your reviews are most informative (and enjoyable!).

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Time... that's why 😅 Millions overnight may not be millions tomorrow haha. Thanks for watching 🩴

@idanceforpennies281 4 ай бұрын

I needed to go to Indonesia many times over a four year period. My company did handstands to avoid using Garuda due to safety concerns. The really scary thing is Indonesia has a whole bunch of regional airlines which a even more dodgy than Garuda.

@tfft 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing ✈️

@mondabuddhi 10 ай бұрын

6:17 I appreciate the attempt to make the handwritten menu fancy with the decorations.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Fair enough! Thanks for watching 🩴

@idoobedumbedoo 10 ай бұрын

The only garuda plane I can tolerate is the super diamond configuration, and they only have 4 of them. My last flight with garuda was also dps-cgk and got lucky with the A330 super diamond configuration. The legroom is no joke. Also, their meals in 2019 was so bad I never bothered to touch them. It is better nowadays.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

I certainly would have prefered a super diamond seat as well lol. Thanks for watching 🩴

@kevanbroad5302 10 ай бұрын

I had a similar experience on a PAL domestic flight about 2 years ago. Boarded a hot plane (A320), pushed back and then they couldn’t start the engines. Went back to the gate and stayed onboard while they tried to fix it. Pushed back again and spent another hour sat there with no aircon. It was 32C outside but a lot hotter inside. It got to the stage where a couple of male passengers got up and approached the cockpit as a woman had fainted from the heat. Before things got totally out of hand they went back to the gate and offloaded us all. After another hour we all reboarded the same plane and took off.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing ✈️

@molnarmihaly951 10 ай бұрын

And yet, good old Skytrax still rates them 5-star. By the way, are quizzes gone at the end?

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Nah, just these two videos bc they were finished well in advance and I didn’t know their sequence. Next weeks videos will have the quizzes again. Thanks for watching 🩴

@molnarmihaly951 10 ай бұрын

@@tfft 👍 I love the quizzes

@georgecavalry 9 ай бұрын

Skytrax rates an airline using people's reviews. This just shows how desperate and delusional our people are lol

@patriciafuchs5970 10 ай бұрын

Your intro made me buckle up and pay attention! Your videos are so honest and refreshing. All the history information is fascinating and scary. No AC???? Good grief, that could have been dangerous. I am unimpressed by this airline but applaud your honest review.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Appreciate that! Thanks for watching 🩴

@dennisrettke 10 ай бұрын

I totally feel your pain with the window seat assignment. I once had an aircraft change from an A330 to another A330. Of course, my seat assignment was reset and I was put in the middle section. Unfortunately at check in the agent was so clueless she was getting a single aisle aircraft assignment (my next flight) mixed up with this twin aisle plane. And yes, I NEED a window seat and not the windowless one!

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

My check in agent really couldn’t comprehend that I “wanted” a seat further back in the plane just to get my window lol. Thanks for watching 🩴

@Yahud-ke5ep 10 ай бұрын

Great review... hope Garuda Indonesia watch this clip, and improve their perfomance ❤

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🩴

@Islandnan 10 ай бұрын

I e always enjoyed my Garuda flights and always use Garuda to fly Sydney to Bali or Java and back.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing ✈️

@GuillermoGomezGG1959 10 ай бұрын

Since my “experience in 1992 at GA” I will never travel … the three times that I visited DPS were on KL and AF. I sincerely suffered throughout your video. Abrazo- Peace of I - GG

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

It seems there are quite a few more "never again" stories about GA than I was expecting haha. Thanks for watching 🩴

@howardcobb4656 10 ай бұрын

‘Holy Crap’ what an enjoyable video to watch. I would have been exasperated after that trip. Thanks for taking the hit. 😂

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Lol Thanks very much 🙏🏻

@get2dachoppa249 10 ай бұрын

As always, thanks for taking one for the team. Bali is on my travel list, but I think I’ll use Batik Air for the local flights.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Air Asia is also a solid choice (as far as LCCs go...). Thanks for watching 🩴

@ThePapadhie 10 ай бұрын

try Pelita air

@kevinrazban8906 10 ай бұрын

Wow we had the same experience in 2019 on Garuda from Bali to Hong Kong - change in planes and the windowless window seat was unilaterally assigned despite PAYING for a window seat.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Should be a crime against aviation 😅 Thanks for watching 🩴

@hardly.rivai_YT 10 ай бұрын

I have a flight booked with Garuda Indonesia on the Airbus A330-300 on December flying from Sydney to Jakarta and back in January. Suffice to say, despite winning World's Best Cabin Crew, Garuda Indonesia has a lot to improve, not just on the cabin product, but its fleet too. A decade ago, this airline used to be 5-star and, at one point, is the world's best regional airline and world's best economy class. Though Garuda is still the best airline (in Indonesia), they're not world class anymore. Makes me wonder if they'll ever catch up with the competition in the short and medium-term. 😕

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Yeah, unfortunately at this point it doesn't take much to be the 'best airline in Indonesia'... Thanks for watching 🩴

@Dimassaf 10 ай бұрын

Kevin i'm sorry, i can't help but keep correcting whenever you say "kanggu" instead of "Canggu"😂

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

This video was edited a while ago… my upcoming La Reserve 1785 Canggu video has a better pronunciation lol

@michaelchin3734 10 ай бұрын

Bonding is GOOD. I hope your neighbour passenger enjoys the bonding.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Not my preferred method lol.

@travellpost2023 10 ай бұрын

Now I avoid fly with Gatuda since I have dissapointed experinces both in bussines and economy class. Garuda change my flight from Bali to Jakarta with 3 hours ahead with only SMS notification. Unfortunately I’m already in the airport at that time. The F&B for business class is worse than F&B in economy class in another 5 stars flight. The food in the lounge even worst. I want my Garuda just like 6-7 years ago when everything is perfect. Now Garuda has the most expensive price ticket in the world which is not inline with the services!

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing ✈️

@oumaniac 10 ай бұрын

Good. I hope this video gets to their management.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🩴

@georgecavalry 9 ай бұрын

I hope this video gets to all the Indonesian so we can topple this whole HOT MESS of a governance

@swissfries01 10 ай бұрын

Nice review! It's always great to hear about the history of the airline in your trip reports. However, I'd expect better from a 5 star skytrax airline..

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

I'd say expecting anything from Skytrax would be a mistake from the jump 😂 Thanks for the support 🙏

@tonybrise6524 3 ай бұрын

We fly SUB-DPS a lot and Lion Air is our goto...because you get a transport to the plane and walk up the gang plank...i love the smell of aviation fuel in the morning!

@tfft 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing ✈️

@jimmyjames6492 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info + video!

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🩴

@stevene465 10 ай бұрын

Great review as always - Having just experienced that route ( originally an A330 then a 737 then an airlink A320 then back to the A330) on a very full flight , connecting with QR. The crew were all very friendly, the meal , I skipped but nowadays I get quite anxious with the immigration process and the military’s presence - maybe I’m over reacting anyway thanks

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

The only place I've ever had immigration issues was in my own country... Indo is one I don't worry about lol.

@azizanaziz3376 2 ай бұрын

Love your background stories on Garuda!

@tfft 2 ай бұрын

Thanks very much 🙏🏻

@edutaimentcartoys 9 ай бұрын

nice trip with garuda indonesia airlines

@tfft 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🩴

@markrussell171 10 ай бұрын

Great review which only just confirmed why I've always put Garuda on my don't fly list

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🩴

@MuhammadAthallahArsyaf 10 ай бұрын

Garuda used to be so good, but now its just… there. Its weird that they still charge upwards the most expensive fare and fly largely empty planes when they are clearly bleeding money. If not for the cabin crew, there’s not really a lot of nice things to say about GA at the moment.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🩴

@AeroTravels 10 ай бұрын

Wow! Very good work and nice Report! I really like your reports!

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks very much 🙏🏻

@AeroTravels 10 ай бұрын

Very welcome!@@tfft

@IloveFreo 10 ай бұрын

Love the report and the little bits of info on Garuda 😉. Btw, Canggu is pronounced like “ Changgu “. 😊

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🩴

@ELAviation Ай бұрын

Great video!

@tfft 27 күн бұрын

Thanks very much 🙏🏻

@cringeguy928 10 ай бұрын

You deserve more that 60k subs, every trip report you do it in detail, +1 sub for u

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks very much 🙏🏻

@ianmounstephen3403 10 ай бұрын

THANK YOU! Invaluable advice...again...!

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🩴

@arshadismail2056 10 ай бұрын

Loved this video - I had to do rewind a few times to make sense of this airline 😂

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

If only you knew how much I left out of the script haha. Thanks for watching 🩴

@sonnysantino7849 10 ай бұрын

I'm enjoying this video even before I started watching! 💪

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

That’s some thumbnail psychiatry haha. Thanks for watching 🩴

@daviano_R.T. Ай бұрын

As Indonesian, I'm also think that Garuda Indonesia flight experience were at Ok at best, is kinda weird knowing their good track record in the past plummeted rapidly, even most Indonesian people now Practically prefer Singapore Airlines if the price is similar. As for ARJ/Comac aircraft purchase, I don't know the complete details, but as for now, only Transnusa and not garuda that order ARJ/Comac.

@tfft 27 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing ✈️

@giotendido5648 10 ай бұрын

Nice Tripreport as always

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks very much 🙏🏻

@paulkazzer 10 ай бұрын

I’ve always loved Garuda since , as a kid in the early 70s, I flew with my father from Jakarta. Halim to DPS in a DC-9. Boarding up the rear stairs then seated to find scented de humidifying fog pouring out of the air vents. Dad said not to worry unless it continues in the air. Ok! Unfortunately Garuda has been hit by low cost at the bottom and SIA at the top to cruel their business. Hopefully that will change. Another great review. Many thanks.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

To be fair, every other airline on earth has also been 'hit' by the same factors. It's not about what has hit them, but rather if they have management with the skill necessary to over come it. Thanks for watching 🩴

@well-blazeredman6187 10 ай бұрын

Great review. Bonus points for covering the trip to the airport, the corporate affairs/Sopranos stuff, and wheeling-out the under-used 'faff'. 28"? Yeah - brutal. Attractive livery - but I wouldn't want to be the person painting it.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Sopranos and faff are are two words I’d never thought I’d see in the same sentence haha. Thanks for watching 🩴

@williampartogi558 9 ай бұрын

Terimakasih Kevin sudah jujur memberikan info. Sebagai asli Indonesia saya pun sedih dengan kondisi GARUDA sekarang ini😢

@tfft 9 ай бұрын

Terima kasih 🙏🏻

@georgecavalry 9 ай бұрын

saya lebih sedih dengan keadaan BUMN2 kita yang ber"AKHLAK" 💸

@hbkba185 23 күн бұрын

I guess the shabby meal would be pointed out as I see that meal presented at first place 😂

@tfft 20 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching 🩴

@baliwalknshops1517 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🩴

@ApolloHeliosPhoebus 10 ай бұрын

I actually quite like it when you are snarky... because it's so clear it's not what you want to be doing, is always fair and conveys a rgeat deal of useful info. The crashes in the 90s meant I will never fly Garuda. Ever.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

I appreciate that insight. I'm happy (odd word) to report that I'm still as uncomfortable as ever publishing negative reviews, but- it is what it is. As I say, I don't choose the scores. Thanks for watching 🩴

@seeagain9 10 ай бұрын

I really love and enjoy your reviews. Soon youll get 1m subscribers or more

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Appreciate that! Thanks for watching 🩴

@dimitriginting2398 9 ай бұрын

I can share the frustration you have with Garuda Indonesia being an Indonesian avgeek. I myself am really disappointed with how they really seem to mess everything up especially after they seem to be able to improve quite significantly in the 2010s. I now always try to avoid Garuda if possible especially om internstional flights. And I really love the research that you did on Garuda. Explains everything and gives a perfect insight to how the airline is doing👍

@tfft 9 ай бұрын

Appreciate that! Thanks for watching 🩴

@marveljayden 3 ай бұрын

What airline do you fly?

@stephenadams1940 10 ай бұрын

I prefer to use Citylink when travelling in Indonesia. I have been living here since 2002. I really enjoy your videos.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks very much 🙏🏻

@Remaining1 10 ай бұрын

City link is… meh

@charliebrown5 10 ай бұрын

Thank You ✈️

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🩴

@petek5523 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for TOFTT 🎉😅

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Had to google that lol. You're welcome! Thanks for watching 🩴

@hafizhuddin8666 7 ай бұрын

Trip report ❌️ Garuda "gossip" ✅️ (I approve this)

@tfft 7 ай бұрын

🤔

@airmix8169 10 ай бұрын

The way you said Canggu made my heart stop...

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Luckily just for a moment unless your ghost has written this comment :)

@danielharvey3076 10 ай бұрын

Amazing I booked my flight to Bali from Jakarta yesterday I was wondering if spending the extra money for garuda was worth it? I paid £45 for my Trans Nusa flight while garuda wanted £90. After watching your video I'm confident I made the right choice. You alter mention about the other competition on the route Air Asia, super air jet, citi link and trans Nusa, all fly Bali to Jakarta.

@IndoDiaspora 10 ай бұрын

Good luck flying Trans Nusa. Hope you have a good flight. Even though their domestic flights are mediocre, I will only fly Garuda within Indonesia. I don't trust any of the other Indonesian airlines. I have read too many horror stories about the other Indonesian airlines. Many Indonesians think Trans Nusa is Indonesia's worst airline.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

I actually have plans to fly Trans Nusa early next year but am waiting to book until the last minute as I'm trying to fly on one of their ARJ21s. Thanks for watching 🩴

@anugroho4203 10 ай бұрын

When was this taken ? I was in Bali Airport last thursday off for CGK.. New subscriber here.. Hope to meet u in person.. 😂

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Spring of this year. Thanks for watching 🩴

@glenn8272 9 ай бұрын

Interesting that the cutlery was metal and not plastic

@tfft 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🩴

@aprianto1985 4 ай бұрын

garuda memang mantap

@tfft 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🩴

@dholu169 8 ай бұрын

Lord vishu's garuda ❤️🙏

@tfft 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🩴

@blank_yt5338 6 ай бұрын

As an indonesian When i was flying with them i got delayed 30 minutes and got food and water, i think i got lucky lol

@tfft 6 ай бұрын

You definitly did haha.

@spekterum 7 ай бұрын

Well I guess we won't be seeing you flying Garuda Indonesia or better yet seeing you ever in Indonesia...

@tfft 7 ай бұрын

…why?

@DeniseSommerRoque 10 ай бұрын

Such a shame they lost their way. Hope they can clean ship and get their sh*t together…however the hole they find themselves in, is pretty deep 🕳️

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Quite frankly it was a lot deeper than I was expecting lol. It’s such a strange dynamic in my mind for such a large (in many ways) country to have such a weak flag carrier. I remember back in the early days of trip reports admiring the beautiful black serving plates they used in First Class- they truly were some of the best for a while. Hopefully, they can find their way again. Thank you as always for the support 🙏🏻🙏🏻

@daniz8578 10 ай бұрын

Garuda is poorly managed and only being used as government's ATM machine. they manage to have a great net loss and still being accused of polishing their books. i agree their service is great before the "corruption scandal" but with budget cut and more eyes watching closely to them, they dont know how to do anything right and efficient if not poured with money. sorry english is not my first language

@georgecavalry 9 ай бұрын

this is sadly true, they almost went bankrupt. corruption is worse than ever before here in our country. Not only in Garuda airplanes, not only at the airport, but in this country, it is a HOT MESS!

@rafiardian3330 3 ай бұрын

How tall are you? , just wondering bcs the legroom is not bad

@tfft 3 ай бұрын

181cm

@Z3n0xxxx Ай бұрын

My ife was broken in a garuda flight recently. Deadly upset.

@tfft Ай бұрын

Hmmm... ok

@janetedesouzacarmo2143 10 ай бұрын

😮

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🩴

@many293 10 ай бұрын

You are a great utuber..but the long story about the airline history was far too long... Cheers from jerusalem

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

To each their own 🙃 Thanks for watching 🩴

@srreeej701 10 ай бұрын

Does anyone know why Garuda doesn’t fly to India…?

@timothyanurantha1803 10 ай бұрын

They did jakarta- bangkok- mumbai and denpasar- mumbai but it got temporarily closed cause of covid, probably will be opened soon

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

The same could be asked about Air India in the other direction. The answer, in my experience living in the region is: Indonesia (aside from Bali) has a relatively narrow focus of international relations and Garuda's network reflects that. Another example is Vietnam & Indonesia- both members of ASEAN and less than 3 hours flight from each other and even they didn't have more than 1 direct flight per day until a few years ago. The other reason has a lot to do with well off Indonesians simply prefering to fly SQ, which has a massive feeder presence in Jakarta.

@Ananth8193 10 ай бұрын

Awesome video as usual.Garuda Indonesia is the airline that I see no improvement in 2 things 1) Food 2) Inflight service.Hope you had a great service

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🩴

@UDKUntukDikenang 10 ай бұрын

You wrongly point AMS at 12:10

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

They certainly do fly to AMS…

@farhanmarco7827 10 ай бұрын

You really should've taken A330 or occassional 777 instead of 737.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

As I mentioned in the video, this was supposed to be a 777 flight...

@robichonphilippe6442 10 ай бұрын

I love my Garuda come on

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

I love all sorts of airlines that don’t try to roast me as well!

@kevboynet 5 ай бұрын

No, no. You *need* to do more long haul ultra economy despite your claustrophobia - for the channel 😂

@tfft 5 ай бұрын

I have my limits lol

@kevinfranger 4 ай бұрын

mhm 55 minutes stationary with AC off? 🤔🤔 I highly doubt that. probably the APU was malfunctioning and they had to use external AC unit, which is never as good as the APU, especially in the hot temperatures in Bali, but it is supplied by Gapura (the airport authority), so the airlines does not have any influence in the quality of the external AC unit. This problem is fairly common all around the world, and I have experienced it in many countries outside of Indonesia. Being a A330 pilot for Garuda myself, all things considered, I would still like to apologize for your inconvenience and I surely hope you will catch a better flight with us in the future. I personally think you had just bad luck on this particular flight with the APU malfunctioning and you would have a completely different experience on an other flight with us.

@tfft 4 ай бұрын

The delay was after pushback and prior to taxi. I assure you, there was zero airflow.

@kevinfranger 4 ай бұрын

but surely it did not take 55 minutes after pushback for you to taxi right? Bali has only one taxiway, they would have completely halted all airport traffic and ATC would surely not allow that. As for why there was no airflow for probably around 5 minutes after pushback, it's because in case of a malfunction of the APU we have to do a crossbleed start. It's where the starting engine receives bleed air from the already started engine (one engine is started at the gate). For this procedure the AC unfortunately has to be off, otherwise the engine won't start. That is the procedure prescribed by the manufacturer. Hope those explanations could somehow make you understand the situation more. There is always more than what meets the eye. I really hope you give our product another try in the future, I especially would recommend AMS-CGK flight in business class on the 777, or maybe on any of our A330 NEO flight. I would love to be your pilot if you ever get the chance to fly on our A330.

@tfft 4 ай бұрын

Not sure why you think I would need to lie- I don't mislead or create drama like many channels. I take 80-100 flights per year- I know it's quite normal for the airflow to stop for some minutes- this was not 'some minutes'. All of my timings, including the 55 minutes of inactivity, are backed up with time stamped videos and photos. I'll leave it at that.

@kevinfranger 4 ай бұрын

Alright then, that is quite unfortunate then, in my 10 years of flying the most I have waited after pushback is 5 minutes before ATC asked what is up and giving the instructions to go back to the gate to let other traffic pass, especially in bali, where, as I said, there is only one taxiway, which is a design flaw. I apologize for the inconvenience caused to you and I hope you will not have such an experience again in the future 😊😊

@ShelterCats 10 ай бұрын

Sounds like literally the flight from hell.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Pretty close! Thanks for watching 🩴

@IndoDiaspora 10 ай бұрын

Not even close. Read the US travel blogs about domestic flights in the US. lol. I've flown on the CGk_DPS flght on Garuda many times. All mediocre flights but not as bad as many domestic US flights.

@superlogistics1 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for flying with Garuda so we don’t have to 😂

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Welcome! 😅 Thanks for watching 🩴

@marveljayden 3 ай бұрын

So you fly Lion Air?

@pearlhorse2652 10 ай бұрын

I have the same problem with them, I bought the tickets and picked Boeing 777 and 3 days before flight they change my aircraft without notification, good thing I always checking my flight and I found it, I called them and find another flight with Boeing 777, their service very standard nothing special for my business class I just bought

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing ✈️

@pearlhorse2652 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your video 👍👍👍

@Worldhuman232 10 ай бұрын

"Garuda" sanskrit name

@rishav2205 10 ай бұрын

It's sanskrit not hindi

@Worldhuman232 10 ай бұрын

@@rishav2205 true 👍🏻

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🩴

@66tortor 10 ай бұрын

Garuda is fine. One bad mediocre flight does not represent quality in general. It is still better than European and American carriers. In fact, United, Delta, American Airlines, JetBlue, and Southwest make Garuda Indonesia look like the Rolls Royce of airlines.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

That’s precisely why it’s called a Trip Report and not an Airline Review.

@georgecavalry 9 ай бұрын

you are seriously dreaming, my delusional friend..

@gb_victor7951 10 ай бұрын

Canggu is pronounced Changu, just so you know

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Yupp, fixed in my upcoming La Reserve 1785 Canggu video 😉 Thanks for watching 🩴

@nomadiccookie2229 10 ай бұрын

In my unfortunate experiences in the last few years, almost all airlines from Indonesia are unreliable. This is especially obvious compares to other SE asian operators, some of which can be absolutely amazing. You can pretty much expect glitches from every part of the experience. My partial resistance towards going to Indonesia is because of their horrible airlines.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing ✈️

@Mr_Busted 10 ай бұрын

Hot mess 😂lolololol

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🩴

@eugeneduplessis140 10 ай бұрын

They still owe thousands of Australians millions of dollars from cancelled flights during COVID... I have sent them over 50 emails by now from 2020 when they cancelled our flights due to COVID. Nothing but...we will get back to you....

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Well frankly those thousands of people should have long ago disputed the charges with their credit card companies. “Services not rendered” and/or “failure to provide product” are the two easiest and most straightforward dispute routes there are.

@catbernstein8628 10 ай бұрын

What fun! Maybe a merger with Spirit might create a new, worldwide airline dedicated to setting new lows in service standards!

@IndoDiaspora 10 ай бұрын

Garuda is still WAY BETTER than Spirit, Frontier, and Southwest, and on par with my experience flying with AA and United domestic flights.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

I'd personally suggest Spirit and Lion Air as a better match haha. Thanks for watching 🩴

@currylaksa 10 ай бұрын

dont know how this company still operates. It keep making a lost every year. the stock price dropped almost 90% from its peak. it worth only 20cent/share now

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🩴

@stanlyfredriknapoleon3336 10 ай бұрын

there’s no GOOD full service airline in Indonesia even Garuda Indonesia is not one of them you better fly semi full service (if i can mention :) such as Pelita Air, Batik Air or the newest Super Air Jet by Lion. with their new aircraft, they are more comfort and better experience compare to GA. Garuda has a complicated problems until now and they still manage to solved it. NOT WORTHY with their expensive fares with their service. maybe later if they already solved and help by the government and making profit (which is i don’t know when) then GARUDA might be bounce back to the better way of service.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing ✈️

@plasmaturkey48 10 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t purchase a CRJ legally, just saying

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

I wouldn't accept a CRJ for free lol. Thanks for watching 🩴

@MhudaPhD 7 ай бұрын

I think this assessment is wrong, because anyone who flies with Garuda will get the best flying experience with typical Indonesian service and the friendliest flight attendants in the world from 2014 until now, no one can match the unique way they treat their passengers. These unfair reviews degrade the flip flop channel and make many Indonesians disappointed and no longer believe these unobjective reviews. Bias opinion ! 🎉🎉🎉

@tfft 7 ай бұрын

I think this comment is wrong, because anyone who lives on Earth knows that even airlines that normally provide the best flying experiences will also have bad days and this was one of them. These trolling comments that leave no room for honesty and only want fairy tails published about certain airlines lead everyone to believe the commenter is not looking at this single flight objectively. Biased comment !

@yhfhdcfhd114 5 ай бұрын

Actually, both of yall are right. some get lucky and some not

@rnv2529 10 ай бұрын

I'll take Garuda over any Us, Aus or EU airline ANY day. You are making a big deal out of nothing.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Nope, I’m making a report about my trip.

@ariadhikarayendra5111 10 ай бұрын

Hot and uncomfortable plane is a huge deal, could be dangerous for some people with health issues

10 ай бұрын

I would never fly with this hot mess of a carrier or any low cost carrier from this region. They make flying Southwest like a luxury.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

To be fair, South and SE Asia has some of the best LCCs on earth...

@kilantravels 10 ай бұрын

I’m sorry for the hot and claustrophobic moment, must’ve been awful. I REALLY hope someone who can make a change from Garuda would see this, because unfortunately the airlines is still our best option here in Indonesia so they need to buck up LOL 😂 Can’t believe it’s already been a decade since their successful Quantum Leap program. That’s the thing with government-owned enterprises; if you’re lucky you’ll get someone who cares enough to at least leave a good legacy, otherwise you’ll end up with a lecher and his Harley-Davidson 🫣 Again, unfortunately for us, it’s still a better option than taking the most successful low-cost airline in the country owned by money-grubbing thieves who don’t give a damn about passengers’ lives and whose idea of safety insurance is an “Invocation Card” that contains prayers in six religions in your seat-back pocket 😭 BTW the letter “C” in Bahasa Indonesia is always pronounced as “ch” so “Canggu” should be read as “chang-goo” 🙏

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Yes, I corrected my pronunciation for my upcoming La Reserve 1785 Canguu Beach video, but appreciate the way you mentioned it 🙏🏻 Hopefully GA gets their act together eventually… until then, lots of foreign options for international flying at least. Thanks for watching 🩴

@kilantravels 10 ай бұрын

@@tfft unfortunately, getting your act together is extremely difficult in a country like ours. The president and CEO recently shared that the People's Representative Council had asked for BUSINESS CLASS seats for their pilgrimage to Mecca despite the airlines’ financial trouble being public knowledge😑 I’d imagine there would be a public outcry in any other sensible country, but sadly there are just too many other things on our people’s minds to distract them. Of course, we’re talking about the very same people who voted for these crooks, so we really got no one else to blame but ourselves. 🔪

@georgecavalry 9 ай бұрын

we should be ashamed of the HOT MESS of our state owned enterprises and also their minister. We need to STOP dreaming when these corrupted people are still in office 🥲