Garuda Indonesia saw me push back my summer holiday departure by two days, their Shanghai to Jakarta schedule was a priority of mine! I had already flown with Singapore and Malaysia's flag carriers, I wanted to see how Indonesia's compared? Ever the 'Av Geek', I really appreciated the cabin crews gesture after our arrival from Shanghai, CN. Terima Kasih, Garuda!  Controversy has somewhat marred Garuda Indonesia's reputation as an air worthy flag carrier airline, there's much to unpack. I wouldn't rule out an Indonesian travel return in the future so I will choose my words carefully, you know this! Many things have taken place with this Jakarta based national airline, one factor that has stopped me from taking this airline from Europe was their 'European Flight Ban' halting any operations to and from the United Kingdom. That ban spanned all Indonesian airlines not just Garuda, let me make it clear because the controversy attracted me to Garuda even mo...