In Reply to: Getting to Bali from NZ posted by Kiwigran on Tuesday, 20. February 2007 at 09:46 Bali Time:
we checked out the Brunei flights but couldn't be bothered staying the mandatory nights in Brunei.... couldn't be bothered with the long stopovers in Sydney and Melbourne with Garuda/quantas/jet star etc so we are going Singapore- Bali on Singapore Airways. I figure its a slightly longer flight but at least it is a constant flight to Singapore without stopovers and since we are taking 2 pre-schoolers that will be good for them and good for us hehehe thinking of getting a decent sleep on the way home instead of that silly 4 hour jobbie you used to get between Bali and Brisbane :-) If you take into account all the Airport Taxes then the Singapore Airs flights isn't even more expensive :-)
To tell you the truth, I'm not that disappointed about Garuda. ACtually I swore last year I would never flight with them again. Both there and back were hideous with various dramas and discomforts and I'm not even that fussy!! hehehe.
Anyway- best of luck with your travel plans :-)