Indonesia's national airline, Garuda Indonesia, will operate the new Boeing 737-800 Next Generation (738NG) aircraft on the Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta route starting from January 15, 2011. Featuring the carrier's 'Nature's Wing' livery, signature interior and upgraded on-board services, the new aircraft comfortably seats 156 passengers in a two-class configuration. Compared to the current fleet of aircraft servicing the route, the new 738NGs will significantly increase the airline's capacity by up to 40 per cent. The technologically advanced 738NG aircraft also features individual touch-screen LCD TVs throughout Executive and Economy Classes with Video on Demand (VOD) entertainment systems offering 25 feature films and 25 audio tracks. "We decided to deploy the new aircraft on this route because of the steady increase in demand experienced from our customers. Garuda Indonesia's flights from Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta are popular with the business and golfing community because of our convenient flight timings and value added services which cater to their need for convenience and comfort," said Erwin Suharja, General Manager of Garuda Indonesia for Malaysia. Garuda Indonesia currently offers two flights daily from Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta. Effective from 15 January 2011, travellers can easily do a day trip either for business or a round of golf in many of Jakarta's scenic courses by taking the 8.00am flight to Jakarta and returning on the 5.10pm flight (Jakarta time). Passengers with golf bags are also entitled to additional 15 kgs baggage allowance, besides the standard 20 kgs. The second departure from Kuala Lumpur is at 12.45pm (KL time) and a return flight from Jakarta at 8.45am (Jakarta time).(avirec/mar)