Garuda Indonesia Flight 865 engine turbine blades had been in service for 6,182 cycles (take-offs and landings) when General Electric said to discard blades after 6,000 cycles. Garuda Indonesia's fleet of Boeing 777-300ER aircraft use the same registration numbers as their previous fleet of McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30, meaning that the registration PK-GIE was passed onto a currently-in-service Boeing 777-300ER. Garuda Indonesia still uses GA-865 flight number, but now used on Bangkok - Jakarta route operated by Boeing 737-800NG. However, the airline terminated its destination to Fukuoka. Garuda Indonesia Flight 865 Garuda Indonesia Flight 865 (GA/GIA 865) was a scheduled international flight from Fukuoka, Japan,
Garuda Indonesia rights activist Munir Said Thalib, travelling to Amsterdam via Singapore on Garuda Indonesia Flight 974, was assassinated by off-duty pilot Pollycarpus Priyanto, who slipped arsenic into his drink some time before the departure of the flight's second leg to Amsterdam. He was reported to have felt unwell several hours after departure from Singapore, during which time he was checked on by a doctor who happened to be on board, and moved to the business class cabin to sleep. He died approximately two hours before arrival into Amsterdam, sparking an international controversy, during which time Priyanto, along with CEO Indra Setiawan