{"id":314263,"date":"2025-11-10T13:20:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T03:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=314263"},"modified":"2025-11-10T13:29:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T03:29:31","slug":"jetstar-to-launch-bali-flights-more-interstate-routes-from-avalon-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=314263","title":{"rendered":"Jetstar to launch Bali flights, more interstate routes from Avalon Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">International flights, including a Jetstar service to Bali, will return to Avalon Airport six years after the terminal was closed by COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Victorian government will also fund a new bus route from Lara station to the airport north of Geelong for thousands of airport workers and travellers, and provide a \u201cvery small\u201d undisclosed financial contribution towards expanding capacity at Avalon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AirAsia previously flew to Kuala Lumpur from Avalon Airport twice a day before international flights were grounded by the pandemic in March 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"583\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-314264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-4.jpeg 583w, https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-4-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Avalon Airport chief executive Ari Suss hopes other international airlines will fly out of Avalon.CREDIT:&nbsp;EDDIE JIM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The airport\u2019s chief executive, Ari Suss, said he hoped this would encourage other airlines to make use of the terminal after enduring the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s taken some time for the industry to recover,\u201d Suss said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jetstar will start with five return flights to Denpasar, Bali, each week from March 23. The carrier is also restarting flights between Avalon and Adelaide, and increasing services to Brisbane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avalon will spend at least $31 million on infrastructure to accommodate the expanded routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suss said the Victorian government would make a \u201cvery small\u201d contribution towards this construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s a fraction of the overall investment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jetstar will start with five return flights to Denpasar, Bali, each week from March 23. 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