Garuda should be consistent

Garuda should be consistent

I fully agree with Andrew Charles's comments about Garuda in
his letter titled Garuda: Don't be so negative (The Jakarta Post,
Nov. 19).

After the horrible bomb attacks on Bali, everybody gave their
best to restore the image and situation of Bali. A lot of people
contributed great support, which was not even seen or mentioned.
Hotels and other establishments made special-offer holiday
packages. At that time, the media also mentioned that Garuda, the
national flag carrier of Indonesia, would provide support by
giving discounts of up to 30 percent for flights to Bali.

We told these matters to our guests, who were still hesitant
to come to Bali. However, their travel agent in Germany had been
informed already earlier that Garuda had decided to cancel all
flights from Germany to Bali. This was confirmed in the Post on
Nov. 19.

How will the foreigners visit Bali if even the state-owned
airline keeps changing its policy?

HANDAYANI W.F., NIRWANA Cottages, Candi Dasa Beach, Bali