TransNusa has created history yet again and became the first Indonesian airline to launch scheduled flights from Bali, Indonesia to Guangzhou, China.
The launch, which saw TransNusa’s flight, 8B 969, depart Bali on April 13 at 20.15pm and arrive at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, as scheduled at 1am on April 14.
This move, being a strategic triumph for the airline, was launched weeks after the launch of the airline’s new scheduled Bali-Perth route on March 20.
TransNusa Group Chief Executive Officer and aviation veteran, Datuk Bernard Francis said that since TransNusa’s relaunch as a Premium Service Carrier in 2022, the airline has focused on meeting the needs and wants of our passengers.
“Our main priority and focus is to create new exciting routes for our passengers and offer seamless and fast travels, whether through direct routes or transits routes.” Datuk Francis added.
Details of the new Route
TransNusa launched its Bali-Guangzhou route at a promotional price that starts from IDR2.388.000, CNY999 and USD149. TransNusa tickets are available for purchase at transnusa.co.id and all other main online travel agent platforms worldwide.
“With the launch of this new route, we hope to provide tourists from China additional options to travel to the Island of Gods, Bali,” Francis said, adding that TransNusa will also provide its passengers with options to visit other major tourist destinations from Bali, such as Indonesia’s diving haven, the island of Manado.
At the initial stage, from April 13th to May 31st, TransNusa will be operating four flights a week from I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, popularly known as the Denpasar International Airport. The TransNusa flight, 8B 969, will depart Bali at 20.15pm and arrive at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport at 1am while TransNusa flight, 8B 968, will depart Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport at 2.05am and arrive in Bali at 7.40am. The TransNusa flight will depart Bali every Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday, while flights will depart Guangzhou on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday. For this scheduled flight, TransNusa will be utilizing its A320 narrow-body jet airliner, which has 174 seats, to cater for the five-hour scheduled flight.
Datuk Francis explained that the airline will increase the frequency of the scheduled Bali-Guangzhou route from four times weekly to daily flights from June 1st onwards.