Starting This Week, Jetstar Serves Melbourne-Denpasar Regularly

TheIndonesia.id - PT Angkasa Pura I (Persero) said that Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport now serves international flights from Melbourne, Australia, regularly using Jetstar Airways. Monday, Jetstar from Melbourne landed in Bali.

General Manager of I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Herry Sikado, said that the Jetstar Airways flight number JQ 043 made its first landing at 13:39 WITA carrying 271 passengers. "This regular flight on the Melbourne-Bali-Melbourne route is a positive hope for the aviation industry by getting additional flight routes using the Jetstar Airways airline," Herry said in a statement monitored by Antara in Jakarta, Tuesday, March 15, 2022.

Herry revealed that Jetstar Airways' inaugural flight used a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with a capacity of 335 passengers including business class. Jetstar Airways flights will operate every Monday at 12.45 Bali time for arrivals and depart again on Tuesdays for Melbourne at 22.30 Bali time.

"This means that it will fly once a week and at the same time add international flight routes that are served by 5 routes, namely Melbourne, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, and Narita," he said.

With international flight routes addition, AP I keeps improving to provide the best service, including the smooth process of checking passengers with strict health protocols, by synergizing with all relevant stakeholders. "As for the entry requirements to the island of Bali, it is true that quarantine has been removed according to the government's decision, but we are also focused on the facilities we provide in order to support the government in anticipating the spread of Covid-19," he said.

He added statistical data that international flights in Ngurah Rai Airport have served passengers an average of about 200 passengers per day specifically for arrivals, and departures are still under 200 passengers per day.