Airline to double number of flights from Perth to Bali
International travellers are in luck as a popular airline announced it will double its flights from Perth to Bali.
PT TransNusa Aviation Mandiri has announced it will strengthen its presence in WA by increasing the Bali-Perth route from seven to 14 times a week.
TransNusa Group Chief Executive Officer Datuk Bernard Francis said they would increase the frequency of flights in two phases.
'First phase will see TransNusa's scheduled flights increasing from 7 times weekly to 11 times weekly. The additional four flights will be scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday,' he said.
This will be implemented on July 2 and will be followed by phase two which will increase flights from 11 to 14 times per week from July 18.
This announcement comes a little more than two months after TransNusa successfully launched its scheduled flights to Perth from its base in Bali on March 20, 2025.
Sale of tickets for TransNusa's scheduled flights are currently priced from $156 one way. TransNusa Group CEO Datuk Bernard Francis with an A320. Credit: Supplied
In addition to extra TransNusa flights, Perth airport welcomed China Southern Airlines back to WA in May, and QantasLink announced it was set to launch two new routes from Perth to Newcastle and Hobart this year.
Perth Airport has seen a surge in aviation with 16.9 million passengers passing through its terminals in 2024.
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