The national airline Garuda Indonesia officially serves the first regular international flight to Bali with the Narita-Denpasar route in 2022. This flight is in line with the return of international flights through I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali.
The inaugural flight of the Narita-Denpasar route is served with the A330-300 fleet. Garuda also transported 30 tons of cargo from Japan, consisting of spare parts for construction, automotive, and electronic goods.
President Director of Garuda Indonesia, Irfan Setiaputra, said that the operation of this flight was in line with the inauguration of the Denpasar-Narita special cargo flight route via Manado which began operating on Wednesday, February 2, 2022.
This is aligned with the government's policy regarding the opening of Bali's international entrances starting on February 4, 2022.
The inauguration of the Narita-Denpasar flight route is the result of cooperation between Garuda Indonesia and the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, which also has full support from the Bali Provincial Government and the Indonesian Embassy in Japan.
President Director of Garuda Indonesia, Irfan Setiaputra said that the reopening of the Narita-Denpasar flight service was a form of Garuda Indonesia's commitment as a national flag carrier in supporting government programs. In particular, it is related to efforts to accelerate national economic recovery which is optimized through the provision of safe flight service accessibility.
Irfan said the Narita-Denpasar international flight was a separate momentum for the acceleration and synergy of all aviation stakeholders in supporting the revival of the national economic sector. Especially Bali, which is one of the integrated economic zones in Indonesia.
"This flight service is part of our efforts to maximize the market potential of Narita, Japan on an ongoing basis, both through cargo transportation market share which is focused on the transportation of Bali's leading export commodities through special routes for Denpasar-Manado-Narita cargo flights, as well as inbound passenger transportation to Indonesia via Denpasar-Narita flight route", he said in a written statement, Thursday, February 3
