Jakarta, Nov. 14 -- Indonesia's sovereign investment body Danantara said Friday that restoring Garuda Indonesia's grounded aircraft to full operation by 2026 is its top priority in the airline's restructuring plan.

Danantara Managing Director Febriany Eddy told reporters during Danantara Asset Management's Coffee Morning Session in Jakarta that the grounded aircraft have caused heavy losses for Garuda and its low-cost subsidiary Citilink.

"Our target is for all grounded aircraft to fly again next year. It will be gradual - fixing an aircraft is not a 24-hour job - but the aim is for the entire fleet to return to service," she said.

The state-owned carrier still has dozens of planes out of service due to pending technical maintenance. T...