Indonesia's national airline is the second largest airline in Indonesia after Lion Air and the company that operates the largest number of international flights to the country.

It has its largest bases at airports Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta CGK and Denpasar Bali DPS.

Garuda operates a modern fleet of Boeing 737-800 and 777-300, Airbus A330 and Airbus A330-800 aircraft. There are over 150 aircraft flying around the world under the company's colours.

The airline takes its name from the Hindu mythological creature Garuda with mixed features of an eagle and a man.

In 2001, Garuda founded Citilink, a low-cost airline, which has been operating as a separate entity since 2012.