Direct flight route from Busan to Bali to begin this week

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Direct flight route from Busan to Bali to begin this week

Published: 29 Oct. 2024, 18:47

A military aircraft KC-330 is landing at Gimhae International Airport on Nov. 11, 2021, with 2,700 liters of urea water solutions. [KOREA JOONGANG DAILY]

A direct flight route connecting Korea's regional airport in Busan to Bali, Indonesia, is set to begin service this week as the first long-haul direct line outside the capital area, the Busan Metropolitan Government said Tuesday.

Starting Wednesday, a flight will operate between Busan to Bali four times a week, marking the first direct route of more than 5,000 kilometers (3,107 miles) established outside the greater Seoul region, the Busan city government said.

The announcement came after the city requested the Transport Ministry to expand traffic rights of Gimhae International Airport in Busan to establish new direct routes to Bali and Jakarta earlier this year.

In a subsequent bilateral aviation agreement, the Korean and Indonesian governments agreed to open two new flight routes from Busan to Jakarta and Bali, with weekly frequencies of seven and four flights, respectively.

The new route to Bali is expected to alleviate the inconveniences passengers currently face of having to travel to Incheon or overseas to board direct flights to the island, while also attracting more Indonesian tourists to Korea.

The city is currently in discussions with local and major foreign airlines to establish new direct flight routes to Helsinki, Finland; Warsaw; and the Americas, for which it has also obtained traffic rights.

"Starting with the flight route to Indonesia, we will establish various overseas flight networks connecting to the Americas and Europe to strengthen the status of Busan as a global hub city and to build the grounds for the successful opening of a new airport on Gadeok Island," Busan Mayor Park Heong-joon said.

Yonhap