Garuda denies report

Referring to your report entitled Garuda pilots ignore bomb threats, continue flights (June 28, page two), to avoid misperception on behalf of the readers and in order to put the report into proportion, I would like to clarify as follows:

It is completely untrue that Garuda Indonesia's pilots ignored the bomb treats.

It is important to note that the airline industry is run with very highly regulated activities, and consequently all operational activities are implemented based on standard- operating procedures and well-accepted international regulations.

In the case of the above mentioned incident, right after receiving the bomb threat, Garuda Indonesia coordinated with the relevant authorities, and based on the authorities' assurance we were confident that there was no risk to the safety of the flight and passengers.

To confirm the above decision, upon arrival in Denpasar, Bali, we made an extensive search and local authorities did not find any sign of a bomb on board the planes.

Should The Jakarta Post have confirmed us, I believe there would have been a more accurate and two-sided report on this matter.

ARIF HARTANTO

VP Corporate Communications

PT Garuda Indonesia

Jakarta