Perth Airport in Australia has welcomed low-fare carrier Citilink’s inaugural service from Jarkarta. The new connection will bring more competition and choice for passengers to the Australian hub and follows the airline’s daily Perth-Denpasar service, which returned earlier in July.
“It’s great that Citilink is returning, especially given that these services will bring almost 190,000 additional seats to the market, which is fantastic news for those travelling for leisure, business or education,” said Perth Airport Acting CEO Kate Holsgrove.
She added that Indonesia is Perth’s nearest neighbour and one of the most popular tourism destinations for Western Australians. “As a significant trading partner with a population of 273 million, these new services to Indonesia only brings further business and trade opportunities.”
Citilink Indonesia’s CEO, Dewa Rai added, “These new international routes are quite promising considering that tourists from Australia are one of the highest number of tourists visiting Indonesia in 2022.”
“With the recently received global award from Skytrax, Citilink is highly optimistic that this award gives us an advantage of added value in attracting the public’s interest. This can be applied for Indonesians and foreign tourists alike, to visit Jakarta, Denpasar and Perth respectively.
“The opening of these new international routes is expected to improve bilateral relations between the two countries so that they can increase the potential for cooperation in various sectors such as culture, economy, politics, social and so many more,” Dewa concluded.
