Citilink is all set to launch a new connecting route between Perth and Denpasar on November 8th. This will be the 7th International route this airline has launched this year. Juliandra Nurtjahjo President Director of Citilink recently said that the upcoming route shows the maturity and seriousness of the company to join the ranks among the other airlines that connect Denpasar with popular tourist destinations in neighboring Australia.
This route is expected to play a big role in attracting more foreign tourists to Bali. The subsidiary of Garuda Indonesia knows the value of Australian tourists as they are the second highest number of tourists visiting the Island. 118,556 Australian tourists have already visited Bali this year as per the latest data shared by Statistics Indonesia (BPS) with an increase of 12.26 percent compared to last year 104,010.
Citilink will fly an AirBus A320 daily on this route which can accommodate 180 passengers. “Citilink hopes to launch more international routes in the future, including routes that will connect more regions in the country to other cities in Australia,” said Juliandra..
They also previously announced to open new routes to Frankfurt, Germany, Jeddah Saudia Arabia in October and December.