My Honest Garuda Business Class Experience (Jakarta to Doha)

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I paid for my Business Class flight with Garuda Indonesia using Avios. It was an eight-hour flight for 60,000 Avios (yes you read that right, I used Avios + £103). That makes the flight cost about £700 against a £1,500 cash fare cost. *JOIN US ON PATREON* https://www.patreon.com/MyGreyGapYear *REFERAL LINKS* SeatSpy: https://www.seatspy.com/referafriend/9L22UK Nord VPN: https://go.nordfriend.com/aff_c?offer_id=819&aff_id=96158 AMEX Credit Card Referral: email [email protected] *MY GREY GAP YEAR WEBSITE* (Additional Content and Information) https://mygreygapyear.com/ *SOCIAL MEDIA* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mygreygapyear/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mygreygapyear.official CHAPTERS: 0:00 Introduction 0:35 Check In 2:56 Garuda Lounge 7:05 Jakarta Airport 9:46 Boarding 11:38 Amenity Kit 12:44 First Impressions 15:39 Poor IFE 16:26 Meal Service 17:56 The Bog Standard 18:36 Bed Mode 21:22 How To Book Thank you for watching, please remember to like and subscribe, and thank you for joining me on my Grey Gap Year. Phil *Garuda Indonesia* Garuda Indonesia is the flag carrier of Indonesia, headquartered at Soekarno–Hatta International Airport near Jakarta. A successor of KLM Interinsulair Bedrijf, it is a member of SkyTeam airline alliance and the second-largest airline of Indonesia after Lion Air, operating scheduled flights to a number of destinations across Asia, Europe, and Australia from its hubs, focus cities, as well as other cities for Hajj. It is the only Indonesian airline that flies to European airspace. At its peak from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s, Garuda operated an extensive network of flights all over the world, with regularly scheduled services to Adelaide, Cairo, Fukuoka, Johannesburg, Los Angeles, Paris, Rome, and other cities in Europe, Australia and Asia.[7] In the late 1990s and early 2000s, a series of financial and operational difficulties hit the airline hard, causing it to drastically cut back services. In 2009, the airline undertook a five-year modernization plan known as the Quantum Leap, which overhauled the airline's brand, livery, logo and uniforms, as well as acquiring a newer, more modern fleet and facilities and renewing focus on international markets. It earned Garuda awards such as Most Improved Airline, 5-Star Airline, and World's Best Cabin Crew by Skytrax. Garuda has since fallen back into financial difficulties exacerbated by corruption. However, it has maintained its service and safety standards. *Boeing 777-300ER* The Boeing 777, commonly referred to as the Triple Seven, is an American long-range wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The 777 is the world's largest twinjet and the most-built wide-body airliner. The jetliner was designed to bridge the gap between Boeing's other wide body airplanes, the twin-engined 767 and quad-engined 747. Developed in consultation with eight major airlines, the 777 program was launched in October 1990, with an order from United Airlines. The prototype aircraft rolled out in April 1994, and first flew that June. The 777 entered service with the launch operator United Airlines in June 1995. Longer-range variants were launched in 2000, and first delivered in 2004. Over 2,300 Boeing 777 aircraft have been ordered, with over 70 operators worldwide. The extended-range 777-300ER, with a MTOW of 700,000–775,000 lb (318–352 t), entered service in 2004. As of 2018, Emirates was the largest operator with a fleet of 163 aircraft. As of October 2025, more than 60 customers have placed orders for 2,396 777s across all variants, of which 1,772 have been delivered. This makes the 777 the best-selling wide-body airliner, while its best-selling variant is the 777-300ER with 833 delivered *Additional Information About This Video* Join me as I experience flying with Garuda for the first time flying, from Jakarta, Indonesia. This aviation journey was booked using travel hacks with an award booking, and I'm offering an unbiased review of the experience, from the airport to the airplane. Join Phil as he experiences Garuda Indonesia for the first time flying business class! This journey begins with an award booking, offering a unique look at Indonesian aviation. Learn travel hacks to maximize your award flights.