In exciting news for South Australians, Virgin Australia is recommencing its direct daily Adelaide–Bali year-round service from 14 December 2022 just in time for the summer season with return tickets on sale from $399 until 25 September 2022.
Starting with a daily Adelaide–Denpasar service, the route will provide an additional 2,464 seats per week to Bali and accommodate more than 70,000 extra passengers each year. The route is set to increase to three-weekly services after January 2023.
Virgin Australia will also commence its first-ever direct flights between the Gold Coast and Bali from March 2023 as well as new services to Samoa (Apia) and Vanuatu (Port Vila) in the same month.
The news comes as the carrier reports demand for its Bali services is up 190 per cent on 2019 levels.
Virgin Australia Group Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer Alistair Hartley said the airline was pleased to welcome another short-haul international route to its network for the summer holidays.
“The return of our direct services between Adelaide and Denpasar is a reflection of the growing demand we continue to see for Bali since relaunching from Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne earlier this year and announcing our first-ever direct Gold Coast services commencing in March 2023,” Mr Hartley said.
“Adelaide is incredibly important to Virgin Australia, it’s our sixth largest port by scheduled flights, so we know this will be welcome news for South Australians,” he said.
Adelaide Airport Managing Director Brenton Cox said the airport was delighted to welcome Virgin Australia flights to Bali.
“There is significant pent-up demand for South Australians wanting to head out and see the world, some for the first time in three years,” Mr Cox said.
“It’s exciting to see more international capacity deployed to fulfil this demand and we thank Virgin Australia for their investment and the vote of confidence this service provides to our Adelaide market.”
For more info, head to virginaustralia.com
