TransNusa (8B, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) is doubling the number of weekly flights on the Denpasar-Perth International city pair in a bid to capture business from passengers looking to avoid a low-cost carrier experience.
In a June 2 statement, TransNusa said the daily frequencies would increase to 11x weekly on July 2 and 14x weekly from July 18. The airline began its Perth services in March, its first foray outside Southeast Asia. It operates a 174-passenger single-cabin A320-200 on the sector.
CEO Bernard Francis said TransNusa would continue to operate as a full-service airline (albeit only with an economy class offering) on international routes and, following approval from Indonesia's Directorate General of Civil Aviation, will soon transition from a budget carrier to a full-service carrier on domestic routes as well.
“The move to enhance our customer comfort is part of our plan to grow TransNusa as a secure and caring brand in line with our premium service carrier status," he said.
In addition to six Indonesian airports, TransNusa also operates scheduled services to Singapore Changi, Kuala Lumpur International, and Guangzhou. It has a fleet of four A320-200s, two A321-200s, and three C909s.
