Garuda Indonesia faces major headwinds after restructuring

Airline's descent from 'big elephant' status comes as industry still struggles

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Garuda Indonesia and its CEO Irfan Setiaputra have their work cut out for them after creditors approved the airline's restructuring plan. (Nikkei montage/Reuters)

NANA SHIBATA, Nikkei staff writer

JAKARTA -- Garuda Indonesia CEO Irfan Setiaputra was optimistic after winning overwhelming approval from creditors for a plan to restructure billions of dollars in debt. And while the state-owned airline may have averted bankruptcy, it still faces huge challenges.

Setiaputra set the bar high after Garuda got far more than the two-thirds support it needed, saying the result shows the "high trust" investors have in the company and vowing a fast return to profitability.

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