Jakarta, The Indonesia Post – The national airline Garuda Indonesia officially serves Sydney–Denpasar flights starting today, Friday (4/3) in line with the momentum for the recovery of the tourism and economic sectors in Bali.
President Director of Garuda Indonesia, Irfan Setiaputra, said that the operation of the Sydney-Denpasar flight service is a form of Garuda Indonesia’s commitment as a national flag carrier in supporting optimized government programs by providing access to safe and comfortable flight services for all service users.
“This coincides with the momentum of Bali’s economic and tourism recovery through the relaxation of travel policies for tourists and foreign businesses to Indonesia,” Irfan said in a statement monitored in Jakarta, Friday.
Irfan explained, the Sydney–Denpasar flight is the first international flight route connecting Australia with Bali in early 2022, which is also directly connected to the Jakarta–Sydney flight route, where the Sydney–Denpasar flight sector is served by a fleet that previously served Jakarta–Sydney flights.
The Sydney–Denpasar flight route is served once a week on every Friday, operating the A330-300 fleet, with flight number GA 715 which departs from Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport at 11.30 local time and arrives at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Denpasar at 2:45 p.m. local time.
On the Sydney – Denpasar route, which began operating today, Garuda Indonesia carried as many as 60 passengers from Sydney who came from various regions in Australia.
In addition, Garuda Indonesia also transports cargo from Sydney up to 20 tons consisting of fishery commodities, fresh fruit and general cargo.
The operation of this flight is expected to be the beginning of optimism for the revival of the Indonesian economy, especially in terms of the tourism sector in the long term.
“The natural and cultural beauty of Bali has its own charm for foreign tourists, not least for Australian tourists, who in the period before the Covid-19 pandemic, especially in 2019, recorded the largest visit of more than 1.2 million tourists who entered Bali,” explained Irfan.
He continued, Garuda Indonesia’s journey to connect connectivity between Indonesia and Australia itself has been more than 50 years with the aim of strengthening economic and tourism relations between the two countries as well as introducing the face of Indonesia in the eyes of the world.
“Thus, we believe that optimizing the accessibility of the international community, especially to Bali, can answer their longing to enjoy tourism in Bali while at the same time strengthening the business climate between countries,” he said.
Irfan said the Sydney-Denpasar flight certainly has an important meaning for the commitment of all parties to jointly continue to adapt to accelerate their contribution to national economic recovery in the midst of this new normal era.
This commitment is presented through the implementation of health protocols in all service operational lines as a whole, which is also synergized with flight service infrastructure with relevant stakeholders, including through the provisions of the quarantine process for passengers and Covid-19 inspection procedures for passengers upon arrival at the airport.
With the service of the Sydney-Denpasar flight, currently Garuda Indonesia connects Australia with Indonesia through 2 flight routes every week which are served through the 2 largest hubs in Indonesia, namely Jakarta and Denpasar.
Meanwhile, the Governor of Bali Province Wayan Koster also expressed his appreciation for the operation of the Sydney to Denpasar route.
He hopes that this flight will support our ongoing efforts to realize the recovery of the tourism and economic sectors in Bali and beyond.
“We are also enthusiastic to look forward to the arrival of foreign tourists from various other countries, especially those served by Garuda Indonesia flights to Bali. With the various preparations presented by Garuda Indonesia for its service users, we believe that the safety, comfort, and health of the tourists are priorities that will continue to be maintained,” said Koster. (mhn/bbs)
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