Batik Air takes off between Canberra and Bali

Canberra has its second post-pandemic international route with the commencement of a Batik Air service to Denpasar. Flight ID6015 arrived in Canberra just after 6am on Friday morning, 14 June, on board the 737-800 PK-LDK, and took off for Bali at 9:16am. Batik Air will operate three return flights per week between Canberra and Denpasar, with 162 seats in each direction including 12 business and 150 economy. The Canberra-Denpasar service comes after Fiji Airways became the first airline to offer international flights outside of Canberra post-pandemic last July. “The arrival of Batik Air offers Canberrans, and a million others in the wider region, access to a global network of more than 50 destinations, including Hong Kong, China, Malaysia and India,” the airport said in a press release. “Canberra is Batik Air’s fifth Australian destination, and the airport’s second international airline, with Fiji Airways offering a direct service to Nadi three times a week.” The route, announced in February, will open up more international connection options for Canberrans, with Denpasar as of this year hosting flights to 43 non-ANZ destinations.<br/>