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Jetstar is set for a major expansion at Avalon Airport next year, including a new international service.
The low-cost carrier will launch new flights from Avalon to Bali next March, along with restoring its former Avalon–Adelaide service and rolling out more capacity to Brisbane. It is the first time international flights will have operated from Avalon since early 2020.
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The Bali service will fly five times per week starting 23 March on Jetstar’s A321neo LR fleet, while flights to Adelaide will operate up to seven times per week from 26 March, and Brisbane services will be increased by up to five per week.
”This is a massive step forward for Jetstar at Melbourne Avalon Airport. We’re launching two new routes and adding more seat capacity than ever before,” said Jetstar chief executive Stephanie Tully.
“Whether it’s a family holiday in Bali or a weekend away in Adelaide or Brisbane, these services give Victorians even more options to take off more, for less.
“This investment will see thousands more customers fly through Melbourne’s second airport gateway, supporting the economic growth of Melbourne, Geelong, the Surf Coast and the Bellarine Peninsula.
“I want to thank the Victorian Government, Melbourne Avalon Airport and Adelaide Airport for their support of low fares travel.”
In total, the expansion will add more than 330,000 seats to and from Avalon per year, with Avalon Airport chief executive Ari Suss saying it will benefit both locals and tourists.
“The Avalon-Jetstar partnership is now into its 22nd year, and this renewed partnership, both in domestic and international services, will deliver more frequency and better connections, and the ability for people between Melbourne and Geelong to start their journey closer to home,” he said.
The new Avalon–Bali route is the second Denpasar service Jetstar has announced in the last week, with the airline also to fly from the Sunshine Coast to Singapore via Bali starting next March.
Jetstar and FlyPelican are currently the only two airlines that operate from Avalon following the launch of FlyPelican’s Canberra service last month.
International services have not flown from Melbourne’s second major airport since the termination of a Citilink A320neo service to Denpasar and an AirAsia X A330 service to Kuala Lumpur due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020.
