Garuda Orient Holidays to Close Operations in Australia

The airline company, Garuda Indonesia, is not affected by this in any way.

Beanca Daluz , General Manager, said that tough business conditions were to blame for the closure. This is due to the changing nature of the industry which has made it difficult for travel companies to survive. Online Travel Agents have permanently altered the business model and more people are making their own arrangements online, forcing traditional travel arrangers redundant.

"We would like to assure our customers who have purchased their holiday with us that the travel arrangements they have purchased through us will be honoured or refunded if they wish," said Ms Daluz. "People who have paid a deposit can elect to pay in full before 31 May 2016 or get a refund of their deposit."

"We are also working with employees during this difficult time to minimise the impact of the closure," Ms Daluz said. "We are attempting to find jobs for staff in other parts of the Garuda Indonesia Group."