GARUDA Indonesia began Bandung-Denpasar flights on May 18 in a bid to facilitate traffic between the two cities and connect Bandung with other Garuda destinations such as Australia, Japan and South Korea.
Garuda Indonesia’s vice president corporate communications, Pujobroto, said: “As Denpasar is one of Garuda’s hubs for flights to Australia, Japan and South Korea, travellers from Bandung can connect to Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Tokyo and Osaka, or to Indonesian destinations like Lombok, Kupang, Makassar and Timika.”
The new route is operated with a Boeing 737-800 aircraft with 156 seats comprising 12 executive and 144 economy class seats.
The flight leaves Bandung at 12.25, arriving in Bali at 15.05, while the return flight departs Bali at 11.00 to land in Bandung at 11.40.
Meanwhile, Batik Air, the full-service airline of Lion Air Group that launched on May 3, has introduced twice-daily services between Jakarta-Bali on May 20. The service is the carrier’s sixth route from Jakarta after Manado, Balikpapan, Ambon, Pekanbaru and Jogjakarta.
