The best airlines Indonesia

Garuda Indonesia, the national airline, offers extensive connectivity across the country, linking travelers to a variety of domestic destinations. In addition to major cities such as Jakarta, Denpasar and Surabaya, the airline serves locations such as Semarang and Malang (Java), Balikpapan and Pontianak (Kalimantan), Manado (Sulawesi), Ambon (Moluccas), Lampung and Pekanbaru (Sumatra), Sorong (West Papua) and Kupang (Nusa Tenggara Timur). You can check flight availability on its website, which is available in English or Indonesian.

Flights from many cities in Asia. 

National flights (towards Medan, in particular) and international (Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok).

Saudia, Saudi Arabia's proud national airline, is firmly committed to modernizing and opening up to tourism, offering tourists flights at attractive fares. The journey from Paris Charles de Gaulle Terminal 1 to Jakarta International Airport, with a stopover in Jeddah, takes a total of around 20 hours (around 6 hours for Paris-Djeddah and 10 hours for Jeddah-Jakarta). For a one-way flight, the cost is around €600. With the return flight, you're looking at around €1,500.

The Turkish airline offers flights from several French cities, including Paris, Bordeaux, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Nice and Strasbourg, to Jakarta, with a stopover in Istanbul. The flight from France to Istanbul is estimated to take around 3 hours, while the journey from Istanbul to Jakarta should take around 12 hours. Seats are not renowned for their comfort, and service levels leave much to be desired. However, Istanbul airport offers some very good restaurants and interesting stores.

Lion Air, founded in Indonesia in 1999, is a low-cost airline headquartered in Jakarta. Operating mainly Boeing 737s, it has expanded rapidly, offering affordable flights in Southeast Asia. Its routes include destinations in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Domestic destinations served include Denpasar (Bali), Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Surabaya (Java), Makassar and Manado (Sulawesi), Padang and Medan (Sumatra) and Balikpapan (Kalimantan).

Qatar Airways operates flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Jakarta's Soekarno Hatta International Airport, with a stopover at Doha's Hamad International Airport. The airline also offers flights to Bali-Denpasar. Often recognized as a world leader in the airline industry, it is regularly praised for its outstanding service and, although its fares can often be higher, the exceptional quality of service it offers is generally considered to be worth the expense.