Passengers of the inaugural flight from Sabah welcomed by AirAsia staff at the Denpasar International Airport on August 9, 2014. Connie Chong is in yellow. KOTA KINABALU (Aug 18): The economic and tourism sectors in Sabah and Bali are expected to benefit from the resumption of direct flights between Kota Kinabalu and Denpasar.
Indonesia AirAsia inaugurated a new international flight connecting Denpasar to Kota Kinabalu on August 9, 2024. This route operates on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. President Director of Indonesia AirAsia, Veranita Yosephine Sinaga, said this is the second route connected to Kota Kinabalu after the Jakarta-Kota Kinabalu route which was inaugurated earlier in February.
“We hope that this latest route can increase opportunities for cooperation between Indonesia and Malaysia to maximize the tourism and economic potential in each country,” she said. According to Veranita, Bali is AirAsia’s second largest hub after Jakarta which serves flights to Kuala Lumpur, Perth, Bangkok and Singapore. “We hope this route can be an alternative for foreign tourists visiting Bali to continue their trip to Kota Kinabalu, which is in Sabah, Malaysia,” she said.
Veranita added that since the opening of the Jakarta-Kota Kinabalu route in February, response from passengers is quite high with occupancy rate reaching more than 94 percent. “We hope to repeat the success of the previous route to Kota Kinabalu. Through the inauguration of this flight, we are ready to.