Melbourne Airport will welcome its 44th international carrier with Indonesia’s TransNusa Aviation set to launch flights to Bali next month.
The airline will fly a 174-seat Airbus A320 from Melbourne to Bali four times a week, adding more than 70,000 additional seats per year to the highly sought-after route.
Flights have been scheduled to help maximise holiday time, with a 5:25am departure from Melbourne putting beach lovers on the ground in Bali in time for lunch and an afternoon drink by the pool.
TransNusa’s late evening departure from Bali means holiday makers can spend the day soaking up the sunshine before boarding their flight back to Australia.
The new service will depart Melbourne Airport on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays with return flights from Denpasar operating on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
TransNusa will become the sixth airline flying between Melbourne Airport and Bali, making it Australia’s most competitive route, and comes after a slight dip in passenger numbers in August.
A total of 2,942,527 people travelled through Melbourne Airport across the month, down 1.6 per cent on August 2025.
Lorie Argus, Melbourne Airport CEO, said TransNusa’s arrival would allow more people to travel by giving Victorians a new value option to access an old favourite.
“Bali has long been popular with Australians because it offers something for everyone at every price point,” she said.
“While TransNusa is a new airline for Melbourne Airport, it has been flying to Perth since early 2025 and understands how Australians like to travel.
“We’re pleased to welcome TransNusa to the Melbourne Airport family and happy to be able to offer holiday makers extra choice in time for summer.”
Datuk Bernard Francis, TransNusa Group Chief Executive Officer, said that TransNusa is extremely proud to be working with Melbourne Airport to enhance and build the route further.
“We hope to provide passengers not just with a point-to-point flight route but a variety of connecting options that offers passengers a beyond Bali experience,” he said
“From Bali, passengers will have options to connect to exciting island locations such as world class diving and coral reef destinations, Wakatobi and Manado, as well as other major destinations in the Asia Pacific region.”
TransNusa will start its service to Melbourne on October 19.
