Editing Garuda Indonesia (section)

===Difficult period (1996–2004)===
[[File:2001 - Garuda Indonesia, Sepinggan, Balikpapan, Kalimantan.jpg|thumb|A [[McDonnell Douglas MD-11]] of Garuda at [[Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Airport|Sepinggan International Airport]] in 2001|alt=refer to caption]]
The late 1990s and early 2000s proved a turbulent and difficult time for Garuda; accidents in [[Garuda Indonesia Flight 865|Fukuoka]] (Flight 865) in 1996 and [[Garuda Indonesia Flight 152|Medan]] (Flight 152) in 1997 added to problems caused by the [[1997 Asian financial crisis]], resulting in a drastic reduction in operations, including termination of service to the Americas and a massive scaling back of its European operations. Largely due to historical links with the [[Netherlands]], Garuda continued to operate flights to Amsterdam after the initial cutbacks. The other European routes continued were Frankfurt and London. However, Garuda attempted to launch its first non-stop flight from Jakarta to Europe with a Jakarta to Frankfurt service, continuing on to London and back on October 28, 2001, as Garuda Indonesia Flights 970 and 971, the route was short-lived and the route was axed in early 2002 due to the effect of tourism caused by the attacks in the US on September 11 the previous year, along with the ditching of Garuda Flight 421 earlier that year. Finally, both routes returned back to one stop services until they were discontinued in 2003, with the Amsterdam route discontinued the following year on the 28 October 2004. The situation was exacerbated by the [[September 11 attacks|11 September 2001 terrorist attacks]] in the U.S., the [[2002 Bali bombings|Bali bombings]], the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]], and the [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome|SARS]] scare, all of which contributed to a downturn in air travel and Indonesian tourism.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.travelweekly-asia.com/Travel-News/Garuda-to-pull-out-of-Thailand-2147453131 | title=Garuda to pull out of Thailand }}</ref> Shortly after, its earlier order for the Boeing 777 was deferred, and so was an order for 18 [[737-800|Boeing 737-800]]s to replace its ageing 737 Classic fleet.<ref name="flightglobal.com"/> By 2005, Garuda had largely recovered from its economic problems, swapping its order for six Boeing 777-200ERs for ten of the smaller [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner|Boeing 787-8]] Dreamliners in 2005,<ref name="flightglobal.com"/> but its operational problems remained.<ref>[http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Garuda-Indonesia-Company-History.html Garuda Indonesia – Company History] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122110602/http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Garuda-Indonesia-Company-History.html |date=22 January 2012 }}. Fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved 25 November 2010.</ref>