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        "id": 1223933,
        "msgid": "garuda-dont-be-so-negative-1447893297",
        "date": "2002-11-19 00:00:00",
        "title": "Garuda: Don't be so negative",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Garuda: Don't be so negative We Balinese, whether by birth or by adoption, have been suffering for the last five weeks from the loss of friends, visitors, and business, and the economy here has plummeted to an all-time low. We need to attract visitors again, so I am wondering why our national airline, Garuda, is making things so difficult for potential tourists. I have four friends who had planned a long time ago to come to Bali in December. After the horrendous attack on Oct.",
        "content": "<p>Garuda: Don't be so negative<\/p>\n<p>We Balinese, whether by birth or by adoption, have been<br>\nsuffering for the last five weeks from the loss of friends,<br>\nvisitors, and business, and the economy here has plummeted to an<br>\nall-time low.<\/p>\n<p>We need to attract visitors again, so I am wondering why our<br>\nnational airline, Garuda, is making things so difficult for<br>\npotential tourists.<\/p>\n<p>I have four friends who had planned a long time ago to come to<br>\nBali in December. After the horrendous attack on Oct. 12, they<br>\nwere worried about security, but deciding that they were willing<br>\nto take a chance, they didn't cancel their visit. On my<br>\nrecommendation, they had booked Executive Class tickets with<br>\nGaruda, as I had always found this to be a very pleasant way to<br>\nfly, and at a reasonable price.<\/p>\n<p>However, I feel embarrassed that I suggested they use Garuda,<br>\nbecause they now have a problem: Garuda has canceled their return<br>\nflight to England (GA 970 on Jan. 8), so this means their entire<br>\nholiday will have to be canceled, resulting in a loss of income<br>\nto this country.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe the airlines of other countries can be excused for<br>\nreducing their flights to Indonesia, but our national airline<br>\nshould be positive, optimistic, and a standard-bearer for<br>\nIndonesia. I hear that Singapore Airlines is about to announce a<br>\ncompetitively priced package for tourists flying to Bali from<br>\nanywhere in the world, so surely Garuda could make some small<br>\neffort. Maybe a few airlines will lose money, but when our own<br>\nairline has no confidence in the country, should we expect others<br>\nto support us?<\/p>\n<p>I feel certain that if Abdul Ghani were still president of<br>\nGaruda, he would agree with me, as he made some great<br>\nimprovements to the service and thought ahead into the future. I<br>\nam sure the current president also wants to maintain the good<br>\nname of Garuda, so please don't be so negative. Keep the routes<br>\nopen and let's get more visitors to Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>ANDREW CHARLES, Canggu, Bali<\/p>",
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