Garuda Indonesia's entry into the SkyTeam Alliance has been delayed by several months as the airline is settling the issues with its IT systems.

Indonesia's flag carrier was due to join the alliance by the end of 2011, but this will be delayed by up to six months, an official from the airline said.

"Garuda is working with SkyTeam to iron out the problems. It will join SkyTeam, just slightly later than expected," the official added.

As a pre-requisite for joining the SkyTeam alliance, airlines are required to integrate their IT systems with other alliance members.

The airline has been trying to resolve its IT issues, including problems with its reservation systems.

Garuda's reservation system broke down in November last year, the day before the airline signed an agreement to join SkyTeam.

The incident resulted in massive flight delays and cancellations.

Source: Air Transport Intelligence news