Adelaide Airport grows international network as Indonesia AirAsia launches flights
Indonesia AirAsia launched flights between Denpasar and Adelaide on 25 June, further growing the latter’s portfolio of international destinations. The service will be maintained 4-weekly with the 180-seat A320 aircraft, creating more than 74,000 visitor seats per year through Adelaide Airport.
This is the first time Indonesia AirAsia has operated a service out of Adelaide. The flights from Bali will connect to many popular destinations across the AirAsia Group network of over 130 destinations across Asia and beyond.
What they said
Achmad Sadikin Abdurachman, Acting CEO at Indonesia AirAsia said: “We invite South Australians to take advantage of Indonesia AirAsia’s new direct flights to Bali from Adelaide, our fourth Australian destination after Perth, Darwin, and Cairns. In addition to offering direct access to Bali, an ever-popular favourite, this new service expands the options for travellers seeking an affordable gateway to AirAsia’s network of over 130 destinations across Asia and beyond. We are excited to introduce Adelaide as a new destination for the millions of guests across the AirAsia network, while offering South Australians seamless access to many of their favourite destinations across Asia.”
Brenton Cox, Managing Director Adelaide Airport, added: “South Australians fly to Bali more than any of our other international destinations. It is both our largest and fastest growing international destination. Indonesia AirAsia will provide greater choice for travellers as Adelaide’s first non-stop Asia-based low-cost carrier since 2015. This also opens up each way low cost one- and two-stop options via AirAsia’s formidable network throughout Southeast Asia and beyond including from Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Korea, Japan and India. The connections via Bali are excellent and it is very cost effective to continue on to other destinations such as Jakarta, Bangkok, Phuket and even Komodo Island. Development of affordable travel is vital to the growth of our market and to achieving our ambitious network targets.”
Adelaide Airport expands international network
In line with its Network Vision 2050 strategy, Adelaide Airport is expanding its portfolio of international routes. In addition to Indonesia AirAsia, this year alone sees Adelaide Airport welcome its first non-stop service to the United States, with United Airlines launching seasonal flights to San Francisco in December.
Cathay Pacific begins service to Hong Kong in November and Qantas returns to the international market with flights to Auckland on 31 October. Further growing connectivity to New Zealand, flag carrier Air New Zealand is set to add flights from Adelaide to Christchurch in October, complementing its Auckland service.
Adelaide Airport’s Network Vision 2050 strategy targets the establishment of 39 non-stop international routes by 2050. The airport plans to expand its international network to 14 routes by 2030, 25 routes by 2040, and reach its target of 39 international routes by 2050.
