Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) has confirmed that it will lease twenty-five ATR72-600s from Nordic Aviation Capital with delivery of the first two aircraft due in November of this year. In a statement, the Indonesian national carrier said that it had signed an aircraft lease agreement with ATR - Avions de Transport Régional (EVX, Toulouse Blagnac), as well as an aircraft lease term and commitment letter with Nordic Aviation Capital A/S at a ceremony held on September 6. To be deployed on the airline's short-haul and remote routes, Garuda had previously planned to purchase the twin engine turboprop aircraft but later moved to lease them in order to alleviate the airline's financial burden. This arrangement replaces earlier announcements that the ATRs would be operated by Garuda's LCC, Citilink (QG, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta).