In Reply to: New Airline posted by Elton on Monday, 14. January 2008 at 12:02 Bali Time:
Indonesia Air Asia to Open Bali Base
Second Indonesian Operational Base to Allow New Flights to Australia, Sarawak and Malaysia.
(1/12/2008) Indonesia AirAsia (IAA) have announced their intention to open an additional operational base in Bali as the next step to establishing a regional presence for the Carrier.
The Chief Officer of IAA, Dharmadi, told Bisnis Indonesia that the new Bali home base will commence operations in late March 2008, serving as a turn around point for new flights planned to Darwin and Perth in Australia.
The new Australian destinations are expected to start operating in September-October 2008, six months after the new home base becomes operational.
The new Australian service are expected to be served by Indonesia AirAsia's fleet of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737-300 aircraft.
The Bali base is also expected to offer direct flight connections to Kuala Lumpur, Kuching