Melbourne adds Indonesian links
Direct flights from Melbourne to Bali, Jakarta and Labuan Bajo launched this month—daily budget options that helped push a record holiday travel surge across Indonesia. (nomadlawyer.org) (travelandtourworld.com)
Indonesia AirAsia began daily Melbourne–Denpasar services scheduled to commence 20 March 2026, with the inaugural service touching down in Melbourne on 21 March operating an A320. (newsroom.airasia.com)) The carrier advertised launch fares from about AUD199 and the daily A320 deployment adds roughly 130,000 seats a year on the Melbourne–Bali leg, according to airline and industry reports. (newsroom.airasia.com)) Victoria recorded about 1.04 million passenger movements between the state and Bali in 2025, making Bali Victoria’s leading international destination by visitor numbers. (karryon.com.au)) Melbourne–Jakarta remains served non‑stop by established carriers — Garuda Indonesia operates daily services while Qantas maintains roughly three weekly flights to Soekarno–Hatta. (flightconnections.com)) Routes to Labuan Bajo (Komodo) are now widely bookable from Melbourne with operators listed including Garuda, Indonesia AirAsia and Scoot, and aggregator sites showing one‑way fares from about AU$176–AU$267 depending on carrier and date. (flightconnections.com)) Separately, Jetstar has opened a five‑times‑weekly Avalon–Denpasar service in March 2026 aimed at travellers from Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula, expanding low‑cost capacity between Victoria and Bali. (timeout.com))
