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Indonesia AirAsia will fly to Adelaide for the first time with the launch of a new Denpasar service later this year.
Starting 25 June, the low-cost carrier will operate four flights a week to Bali using its 180-seat A320-200 aircraft, adding more than 74,000 seats per year on the route. The service will put Indonesia AirAsia in competition with Jetstar, the only other airline operating Adelaide–Bali flights.
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Flights will leave Adelaide every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and return every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
Veranita Yosephine, chief executive of Indonesia AirAsia, said the airline is “thrilled to touch down in Adelaide and South Australia soon for the very first time”.
“Australia is one of our most important growth markets with the recent addition of Cairns and Darwin to our network as well as Perth,” she said.
“While we all know Bali is a number one holiday destination for Australians, we are also connecting South Australia to the world of AirAsia with over 130 destinations across Asia and beyond, using Bali as a key hub to look to fly somewhere different at great value prices.
“At the same time, Adelaide will now be on the map as a new location for the many millions of AirAsia guests who fly with us each year which they can connect to via Bali.”
According to Brenton Cox, chief executive of Adelaide Airport, there is “significant pent-up demand for flights at affordable prices” to Bali, the most popular destination for South Australian travellers.
“We’re excited that Indonesia AirAsia has recognised this opportunity and added Adelaide services to its growing network,” he said.
“Indonesia AirAsia will provide greater choice for travellers as Adelaide’s first non-stop Asia-based low-cost carrier since 2015. This also opens up each way low-cost one- and two-stop options via AirAsia’s formidable network throughout Southeast Asia and beyond including from Korea, Japan and India.
“Development of affordable travel is vital to the growth of our market and to achieving our ambitious network targets.”
Adelaide has been bolstered by the return of Emirates flights to Dubai in October for the first time since the pandemic, with China Southern also bringing back flights to Guangzhou.
The airport exceeded pre-COVID-19 passenger capacities in the 2023–24 financial year, with 7.6 million domestic and around 960,000 international passengers over the 12 months to the end of June.
