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Jetstar will launch its first non-stop flights from the Gold Coast to Bali later this year.
Operating three times per week from 1 August, the service will use two of Jetstar’s new A320neo aircraft stationed at Gold Coast Airport, adding more than 58,000 low-fare seats per year.
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“We are thrilled to provide our customers with a low-cost connection between the Gold Coast and Bali, making it more affordable and convenient for travellers to reach the Indonesian holiday island,” Stephanie Tully, chief executive of Jetstar, said.
“Bali has always been Jetstar’s most popular international destination and it’s not hard to see why, with its beautiful beaches and resorts, delicious food, friendly locals, affordability, and proximity to Australia.”
The Denpasar launch will follow the commencement of three new Jetstar routes from the Gold Coast in June – one to Darwin, and one to each of Hamilton and Dunedin in New Zealand.
According to Queensland Airports Limited chief executive Amelia Evans, the new service will offer Bali-bound passengers more choice, with the Gold Coast–Denpasar route currently only served by Virgin Australia.
“Bali is a popular holiday choice for locals, with more than 130,000 passengers travelling between the two destinations in the past two years,” she said.
“This is a huge win for our region, making Bali more accessible and providing more options for locals looking to book their next getaway.”
Jetstar’s Gold Coast-Darwin service is set to be the second ex-Bonza route the airline will operate, following the launch of a Cairns–Sunshine Coast service in December.
No airline has flown non-stop between Darwin and the Gold Coast since the collapse of Bonza, which served the route for just over a month between March and April 2024.
Bonza had intended to start services between Darwin and the Gold Coast on 1 December 2023, but pushed the launch date back due to delays in the regulatory approval for its wet leasing agreement with sister Canadian airline Flair, which also postponed the launch of its Gold Coast base to later in the month.
The airline then postponed Gold Coast–Darwin again days before its revised launch date of 2 January 2024, saying the route would put a “strain on [its] current capacity”.
Bonza was placed into voluntary administration a month after the launch of Gold Coast–Darwin, following the repossession of its fleet at the end of April 2024.
