--- description: Indonesia's national airline Garuda has started a service where people can enjoy multiple live acoustic concerts on domestic flights title: Indonesian Airline Pilots Live Concerts Above the Clouds image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [indonesia](/tag/indonesia/) ## indonesia Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # An Indonesian Airline Is Trying Out a New Form of In-Flight Entertainment: Live Music by [Supriya Batra](/author/supriya-batra/) ## Supriya Batra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 11, 2019 7:05 AM CUT by [Supriya Batra](/author/supriya-batra/) ## Supriya Batra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 11, 2019 7:05 AM CUT Not finding what you want among the newspapers, movies and magazines found on your flight? On some flights in Indonesia, there’s a [new option](https://news.yahoo.com/indonesia-airline-brings-live-music-skies-071524796--finance.html;%5Fylt=AwrE1xfcrjdcc0AATEBXNyoA;%5Fylu=X3oDMTEyY2c2MHFwBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMyBHZ0aWQDQjY4MjFfMQRzZWMDc3I- "undefined"). The country’s national airline, Garuda, has launched live acoustic concerts on domestic flights. The first live show featuring two musicians took place on a flight between the capital Jakarta and Bali on Wednesday, Agence France-Presse reports. Aimed at entertaining a generation of young travelers, the new scheme offers a unique flying experience and is meant to promote new musical talent. The duration of the high-altitude concerts will be kept short, between 10 and 15 minutes. A carrier spokesperson said that singers will be seated immediately in case of a turbulence to avoid any risk. Indonesia’s aviation sector is one of the fastest-growing in the world, but its safety record is patchy. While an in-flight concert could prove to be a fun experience for some, it may not suit everyone. According to AFP, U.S.-based carrier Southwest piloted a similar program to mixed reviews as some passengers said they would prefer to sleep or read. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5500022/indonesia-garuda-airline-live-music/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5500022/indonesia-garuda-airline-live-music/"},"headline":"An Indonesian Airline Is Trying Out a New Form of In-Flight Entertainment: Live Music","datePublished":"2019-01-11T07:05:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T22:28:34.452Z","description":"The program is aimed at entertaining young travelers and promoting new talent","url":"https://time.com/5500022/indonesia-garuda-airline-live-music/","keywords":["indonesia","Aviation","onetime","overnight"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Supriya Batra","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/supriya-batra/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/indonesia/","name":"indonesia"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5500022/indonesia-garuda-airline-live-music/","name":"An Indonesian Airline Is Trying Out a New Form of In-Flight Entertainment: Live Music"}}]}] ```