TransNusa becomes first Indonesian airline to fly Bali-Guangzhou route

TransNusa is the first Indonesian airline to launch scheduled flights from Bali, Indonesia to Guangzhou, China with the first, 8B 969, departing Bali yesterday, April 13, at 20.15pm and arriving at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, as scheduled at 01.00am on April 14.

The move comes weeks after the launch of the airline’s new scheduled Bali-Perth route which began on March 20.

TransNusa Group CEO and aviation veteran, Datuk Bernard Francis said that since the carrier’s re-launch as a Premium Service 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,” Francis said.

TransNusa launched its Bali-Guangzhou route at a promotional price that starts from IDR2.388.000, AU$236and US$149. 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. He added 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.

In the initial stages, from April 13 to May 31, TransNusa will operate four flights a week from Denpasar International Airport.

The TransNusa flight, 8B 969, will depart Bali at 20.15pm and arrive at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport at 01.00am while TransNusa flight, 8B 968, will depart Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport at 02.05am and arrive in Bali at 07.40am.

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.