TransNusa boosts Perth–Bali flights again

The airline blamed “rising supplier costs, high airport fees and intensified competition in the region” for the shock move but insisted the aircraft would help support its domestic fleet renewal program.

The 737-800, VH-YQR, was operating a flight from Brisbane to Melbourne on 6 September last year when a member of the cabin crew requested to enter the flight deck as the plane reached cruising altitude near Ballina.