"SYD and MEL now see direct Bali services from Virgin
Monday, 30 March 2009
Sydney and Melbourne will now see direct services to Bali with Virgin Blue and to celebrate the introduction of the two new routes, as well as increasing the existing capacity to Adelaide.
DJ152/153 Melbourne and Denpasar will operate three times a week from the 2nd of June, while DJ150/151 Sydney and Denpasar will operate twice a week from the 5th of June.
'Bali has traditionally been a popular destination for Australian's and we have seen strong connecting traffic from Melbourne and Sydney so the next obvious step was to put on direct services,' said Brett Godfrey, Virgin Blue CEO.
'Once we launch the new flights, Pacific Blue will offer [Denpasar] direct flights from more Australian cities than any other airline.'
Fares for the Sydney and Melbourne services start from $459 one way, when booked online.
Virgin Blue is also planning to increase its Adelaide services to Denpasar from twice a week to three times a week from the 3rd of June.
Additionally, Blue Holidays has just launched a new Bali package deal, which features return airfares and five nights accommodation at the Novotel Nusa Dua in Bali, starting from $898.00 per person twin share, ex-Perth.
To celebrate the launch, Virgin Blue offered a special $299 one-way fare over the weekend for Sydney and Melbourne travel to Denpasar."