JAKARTA - The crowded skies between Perth and Bali are about to become even busier with the launch on November 8 of Citilink flights between Australia and Indonesia.
Citilink will have competition from Jetstar, Batik Air, Garuda Indonesia and Indonesia Air Asia on the Perth route.
The proposed Citilink flight QG542 leaves Denpasar at 1.00am and arrives in Perth at 4.40am, while the flight back to Bali departs at 9.40am and arrives in Bali at 1.30pm.
Citilink is a wholly owned subsidiary of Garuda Indonesia. The airline serves 30 destinations in Indonesia with a fleet of 57 aircraft as well as Phnom Penh in Cambodia, Kunming in China, Penang in Malaysia and Dili in East Timor.
Later this year the airline is planning flights to Frankfurt and Kuala Lumpur.