Indonesian carrier, Citilink, has cancelled all flights between Perth and Bali. A search on the airline’s website shows that the suspension of services will remain in effect until at least the end of 2025.
A Perth Airport spokesperson confirmed the move to Karryon, saying “Citilink has suspended its PER services”.
“A return date [has] yet to be confirmed by the airline,” they stated.
According to The West Australian, passengers who booked directly with the carrier have or will be notified, while those who booked through a third party can expect updates as soon as Citilink formally advises travel agents of the flight cancellations.
A low-cost subsidiary of Garuda Indonesia, Citilink has been flying since July 2001. Flyers can contact the Jakarta-based airline on 1300 781 747, while refund details are available at citilink.co.id/en/refund.
One door closes, another opens
While one airline grounded Perth-Denpasar services, another recently commenced operations on the same route.
Marking its first-ever Australian flights, Indonesian airline TransNusa will operate its Perth-Bali service three times per week on Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
Utilising its A320 aircraft, TransNusa will up services to four times per week on 12 April before commencing daily flights on 1 June 2025.
Perth Airport Chief Operations Officer Scott Woodward said the new route reflects the strength of Perth’s leisure market.
“The introduction of TransNusa to Perth provides another fantastic option for West Aussies to visit our favourite holiday destination of Bali,” he remarked.
“TransNusa will operate the service on its Airbus A320 – which will provide more than 127,000 seats into this popular market per year.
“We look forward to working with the TransNusa team as they increase their capacity into Perth over the next six months and look for other opportunities within the Western Australian market.”
TransNusa flights touch down in the WA gateway at 12.50pm and depart at 1.35pm.
“The Bali-Perth international route is a golden route as the highest number of tourists, almost every year, in Bali are from Perth. Hence, the demand for this route is equally significant,” TransNusa Group CEO Datuk Bernard Francis said at the announcement of the route earlier this year.
Based in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, TransNusa operates a small domestic network and flies to Malaysia, Singapore, China and now Australia.
