Three International Airlines Propose Flights To Bali

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JAKARTA - PT Angkasa Pura I (Persero) received applications from three international airlines to reactivate regular international flight routes at Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport in March 2022.

President Director of Angkasa Pura I Faik Fahmi said the three airlines that were in the licensing process were KLM Royal Dutch, Scoot Tiger Air, and JetStar Airways.

"Angkasa Pura I welcomes the plan to reactivate international flight route slots from KLM Royal Dutch, Scoot Tiger Air, and JetStar Airways at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali. This is a positive signal that the confidence of international airlines and foreign tourists has begun to recover to fly again and travel. to Bali," he said in his statement in Jakarta, Saturday, February 19.

He said KLM Royal Dutch airline will operate four flights a week for the Singapore-Denpasar route using a Boeing B-777 aircraft with a capacity of 408 passengers.

Meanwhile, Scoot Tiger Air will operate three flights a week for the Singapore-Denpasar route using an Airbus A-320 aircraft with a capacity of 108 passengers.

Meanwhile, JetStar Airways will operate three flights a week on the Singapore-Denpasar, Sydney-Denpasar, and Melbourne-Denpasar routes.

The Singapore-Denpasar route uses an Airbus A-320 with a capacity of 180 passengers.

For the Sydney-Denpasar and Melbourne-Denpasar routes, it is planned to use a Boeing B-788 aircraft with a seat capacity of 335 passengers or an Airbus A-321/A-320 with a seat capacity of 323/186 passengers.

Faik revealed that AP I is committed to continuing to support efforts to restore international flight traffic in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic through strict implementation of health protocols and ensuring that all operations comply with applicable regulations.

"We hope that in the future the number of passenger traffic and international flights coming to Bali can gradually increase, and be able to support the economic recovery of the community and Bali tourism in a sustainable manner," he said.

For information, since the return of international flights by Garuda Indonesia & Singapore Airlines at Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport (1-18 February 2022) international flight passenger traffic at Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport has reached 639 passengers.

In the period before the 2019 Covid-19 pandemic, passenger traffic on international routes at Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport reached 13.8 million passengers with international aircraft traffic reaching 73,886 aircraft movements.