Indonesia AirAsia ready to launch non-stop service between Perth and Jakarta
Perth Airport’s Acting Chief Executive Officer Kate Holsgrove says the new non-stop service linking Perth and Jakarta is a huge boost for Western Australia’s business, student and tourism sectors.
“The new Indonesia AirAsia service will initially fly four times a week and deliver almost 75,000 new seats into the Perth market.
“And with a population of 10.5million, there is massive opportunity to entice not only tourists, but students from the Indonesian capital.
“Western Australia has done a great job recovering international routes following the devastating impact of the pandemic.
“The support from the State Government to reconnect our international aviation routes has been crucial to building our international passenger number back up to 85 per cent of pre-Covid levels.
“And it is great that our long-standing relationships with our airline partners such as AirAsia are now seeing new services arrive at Perth.
“It is awesome to see AirAsia’s commitment to Western Australia as it launches the only non-stop service between Perth and Jakarta.
“As Western Australia’s 12th largest trading partner, the new non-stop service to the Indonesian capital city only presents more opportunity for Western Australia businesses.
Head of Indonesia Affairs and Policy of Indonesia AirAsia, Eddy Krismeidi Sumawilaga, expressed his excitement and optimism for these inaugural services, “This is the first time Indonesia AirAsia has ever flown on this route - thanks to our tourism and airport partners for helping to make these new services a reality. Demand for our inaugural services arriving into Perth Airport later today and departing early tomorrow morning is very encouraging.
“From Jakarta to Perth we achieved more than 70% occupancy, and in tonight’s Perth to Jakarta flight, the occupancy rate has reached more than 80% which is a good sign of things to come.
“We foresee this new Jakarta - Perth route will also be very popular for leisure travelers wanting to see more of Indonesia and for Indonesians wanting to visit Perth for business, leisure, studying and visiting friends and family. This new route also enables Australians to fly from Jakarta to many incredibly popular tourist destinations, including our five Super Priority Destinations across Indonesian islands, namely Borobudur in Java, Danau Toba in Sumatera, Labuan Bajo in East Nusa Tenggara, Likupang in Sulawesi and Mandalika in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. We are confident that, with the great support of Tourism West Australia and Perth Airport, these new services connecting the Indonesian capital with West Australia’s will continue to be in strong demand,” Eddy continued.
The Perth-Jakarta service, which starts on 2 June, will run four times per week on an Airbus A320 aircraft.
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