The flight was short, but I enjoyed flying on Garuda Indonesia’s most premium Airbus A330 business class product.

Garuda Indonesia A330 Business Class – My First Impressions

Garuda has a fleet of widebody A330 and 777 jets. Those aircraft have three different business class seats. All are lie-flat, but only a handful of its A330-300s have Collins Aerospace Super Diamond seats in business class, which offer more privacy and comfort than the other products.

In fact, I extended my layover in Bali by three hours in order to fly this jet to Jakarta instead of an A330 with the other B/E Minipod seats (which are 2-2-2 instead of 1-2-1).

Onboard, I found my window seat and settled in…it has been years since I’ve flown in Garuda Indonesia in a premium cabin.

a woman walking in an airplane

a woman standing in a room with computers

a plane with seats and windows

a row of seats in an airplane

a seat in a plane

Almost immediately, a flight attendant welcomed me onboard with a choice of beverage and some snacks (nuts and chips).

a towel and packages on a table

We took off and were soon in the air. At only 611 miles, it was a very quick flight and meals were served right after takeoff. A choice between chicken with rice or beef with noodles was offered and I chose chicken. I’m not sure what it was because it was never described to me, and there was no menu, but I enjoyed it (minus the egg).

a tray with food and drinks on it

a tray of food on a table with a television

Coffee and tea were offered after lunch, but by that time, I was fully caffeinated for the day and just had water.

I placed the seat in lie-flat mode and found it comfortable…I would not mind flying this aircraft on a longer flight. Even though this was just a short domestic flight, blankets and pillows were offered, but these were more economy-class style, so I would hope Garuda Indonesia has better bedding on its longer flights.

a seat with a red pillow and a red pillow on the side of the seat

a bed with a tv in the back of an airplane

There was no Wi-Fi onboard and the onboard in-flight entertainment selection was very weak, an area Garuda has lagged in for years.

a screen with a screen on it

We landed on time in Jakarta, but we ended up taxiing for about 40 minutes…goodness, it seemed so inefficient. Because this was a widebody jet, we pulled into the international arrivals area, but then were let off into a particular corridor for domestic arrivals.