Garuda Indonesia has ordered six long range Airbus A330-200 aircraft.

Scheduled for delivery from the fourth quarter of 2012, the new planes will expand Garuda’s A330 fleet to 16.

The newly ordered A330-200s will be feature a high comfort two class layout for operation on services to destinations across the Asia-Pacific region including Australia, and to the Middle East and Europe.

"Since we started operating the A330-200 last year, the aircraft has proven itself to be a winner for us both in terms of operating economics and passenger appeal," said Emirsyah Satar, president & CEO, Garuda Indonesia.

"The extended range, low operating costs and the high levels of comfort make it the perfect vehicle for us to bring our new premium service we call The Garuda Indonesia Experience to more international destinations in a profitable and efficient way."

The A330 is one of the most widely used widebody aircraft in service today. To date, Airbus has won more than 1000 firm orders for the various versions of the aircraft. Almost 700 A330s have already been delivered and the aircraft is currently flying with over 80 operators worldwide.