AirAsia Indonesia will soon commence a new route connecting Indonesia to Australia. The inaugural flight will take off on June 2, 2023 connecting Perth Airport to Jakarta. The airline will run four weekly services on this route offering 1,400 seats per week. The airline plans to increase capacity as demand increases in future.
The airline will deploy its A320 on the route offering 180-seat capacity.
Excited at the launch of new route, Veranita Yosephine, CEO, Indonesia AirAsia said: “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. We foresee this new Jakarta - Perth route will be very popular for leisure travelers wanting to see more of Indonesia and for the more than 270 million Indonesians wanting to visit Perth and West Australia for business, leisure, studying and visiting friends and family.”
Kate Holsgrove, Acting CEO, Perth Airport said: “This new service to and from Jakarta will deliver a significant boost for the business and tourism sectors and the broader economy. More than 60% of the world’s population lives on our doorstep in Asia. Perth is closer than Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney to 17 of Asia’s top 20 most populated cities – including Jakarta. Indonesia AirAsia is currently the only airline flying this route, and we look forward to working with the airline to grow the market so that it can become a daily connection for Perth.”
The two-way travel between Indonesia and Australia has always been incredibly popular for a number of reasons including the convenient flight time and appeal of both destinations for shopping, dining, adventure, beaches, as well as education. According to the Embassy of the Republic Indonesia, the number of Indonesian students in Australia this year alone have already reached more than 20,000, an increase from 15,000 in 2022.