Garuda adds Sydney flight to Bali

Garuda Indonesia is adding another flight to Sydney. The increase in tourist numbers justify the new new flight (GA717) which will fly on Wednesdays direct from Sydney to Denpasar, leaving at 10am, arriving 2.45pm local time. The return flight (GA716) is a ‘red-eye’ flight, leaving at 1am on Wednesday and arriving in Sydney at 8.30am the same day.

Bali badly needs the revival of Australian tourism and more flights will encourage this. The Indonesian government tends to protect Garuda by not allowing foreign discount airlines to compete on their routes, which is one thing, but you must make enough affordable flights available. I reckon someone could start a business catering to those ‘red-eye’ tourists, providing a ‘going away party special’, including cocktails, dinner, party and transportation to the airport.

Here’s more from eTravelBlackboard.