As Virgin Australia hands some of its Bali routes over to budget airline Tigerair, Qantas is taking some of its Denpasar services back from Jetstar.
Announced this morning, the Flying Kangaroo said it would resume services between Sydney and Bali over the summer period, seven years after handing the route over to its budget offshoot.
During December this year and January next year, Qantas will operate four services per week, a total of 33 return services, between Sydney and Bali with its Boeing 737 aircraft.
The services will operate on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from 4 December 2015 to 29 January 2016.
QF43 will depart Sydney at 5.10pm and arrive in Bali at 9.50pm. The Boeing will fly back on flight QF44 from Bali at 11.40pm to arrive in Sydney at 7.40am the following morning.
Fares are will be available through travel agent platforms from today.
Qantas’ new flights will add to Jetstar’s 65 services per week from Australia and will see the Qantas Group operate a total of 603 services over the upcoming peak travel season to one of the most popular overseas holiday destinations for Australians.
The airline’s International CEO Gareth Evans said the flights come after recognising the attractiveness of Bali to Aussie travellers.
He expects the 737 route to give customers more choice over the peak period.
“Through efficient use of our aircraft, we’ve unlocked more domestic B737 flying time, delivering on our strategy to offer a dynamic and flexible network.”
Gareth Evans, Qantas International CEO
Qantas’ Bali services follow on from Qantas’ recent decision to add more flights to Hong Kong and Manila as well as introduce additional services to Singapore, Jakarta and New Zealand over the holidays.
It also follows last week’s Virgin Australia announcement to eplace its premium services on select routes to Bali with its low-cost airline, Tigerair.
