Garuda Indonesia to Return Bombardier Planes After Ending Lease
- Airline to return 12 CRJ jets leased from Nordic Aviation
- Negotiations ongoing for early settlement of six other planes
PT Garuda Indonesia airplanes in Cengkareng, Indonesia.
Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg
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Indonesia’s flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia said it unilaterally ended a Bombardier leasing contract with Nordic Aviation Capital A/S and will return a dozen CRJ jets amid an ongoing bribery probe.
The airline terminated the contract on Feb. 1 after a series of negotiations on price with Nordic Aviation yielded no satisfactory results, according to President Director Irfan Setiaputra. The 12 planes under the contract, which is originally set to mature in 2027, are currently grounded at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Setiaputra said in a virtual press briefing on Wednesday.