direct flight route

Bali Government Aims to Increase Foreign Tourist Numbers with A New Direct Flight Route to China in 2024

Share:

On Saturday, 20th January 2024, Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali officially announced the acceptance of a new direct flight route to China. This route, operated by Juneyao Airlines, will connect Pudong and Denpasar, Indonesia, aiming to boost foreign tourist visits to Bali in 2024.

Despite a one-year delay, Juneyao Airlines which is recognized as a premium airline in China, is anticipated to attract diverse groups of tourists for both leisure and business purposes.

 

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A post shared by Pesona Indonesia (@pesona.indonesia)


The first attempts at the new direct flight route by Juneyao Airlines took place on 1st January 2024. It departed from Pudong (PVG) and landed in Denpasar (DPS) at 3:35 PM local time, carrying 153 passengers. The return flight to China departed at 5:20 PM local time with 119 passengers.

Juneyao Airlines currently operates one flight to Bali and back to China. In comparison to the pandemic-affected year of 2021, the influx of tourists from China has shown a notable increase in 2023. 

Throughout the year, 265,805 Chinese tourists visited Bali, constituting around 5% of the total foreign tourist arrivals in 2023. The optimistic outlook is set on Bali welcoming over 1 million tourists in 2024, aiming to surpass the levels observed in 2018.

Currently, I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali caters to 21 domestic routes operated by 11 airlines. Furthermore, on the international front, Juneyao Airlines brings the total to 38 airlines serving 36 international routes at the airport. 

Before the inclusion of Juneyao Airlines, Ngurah Rai Airport had already welcomed various Chinese carriers such as Xiamen Airlines, China Southern Airlines, and China Eastern Airlines, connecting Bali to Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen, and Shanghai.

Interested in this topic? Check out our other articles from Social Expat!

Content Writer

Yuriz absolutely loves content writing and exploring the nitty-gritty of various topics. It all started by chance, but writing quickly became an essential part of her life! Plus, she is a huge K-pop fan, jamming out to it all day, every day!

Related News

The Indonesian government has designated the Cikande area in Serang Regency, Banten, as a special incident zone for radioactive contamination involving Cesium-137 (Cs-137). The decision was announced by the Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs, Zulkifli Hasan, following investigations into shrimp exports contaminated with radioactive material. “Today, we have designated Cikande as a special incident for […]

Travelling in Bali often brings its own set of adventures, and sometimes the simplest journey can become a story worth sharing. A recent video circulating on social media shows a foreign tourist in Bali taking an online motorcycle taxi, better known as an ojek. What makes the scene amusing is not the ride itself, but […]

A tragic incident struck the Al-Khoziny Islamic Boarding School (Pesantren) in Buduran, Sidoarjo, East Java, on Monday, 29 September 2025, when its four-storey prayer hall collapsed at approximately 3:35 p.m. local time. At the time of the incident, a number of students were carrying out the afternoon Asr prayer. Nanang Sigit, Head of the Surabaya […]

Jakarta welcomed tens of millions of tourist in 2024, yet the duration of their stays remains relatively short. According to Statistics Indonesia (BPS), foreign tourists stayed in the capital for an average of only two days, while domestic tourists recorded an even lower figure of 1.53 days. “This travel data doesn’t seem to be positively […]

Indonesia Guide

Just For Fun

Write For Us

Exclusive Promotions

Event Gallery