Transnusa adds Melbourne-Bali

[Harrison_133]

Transnusa will launch flights from Melbourne to Bali on October 19.

Schedule:
8B18 DPS1950 - 0430+1DPS 320 D
8B19 MEL0530 - 0845DPS 320 D

Initially operates 4 times a week before increasing to daily flights in mid-November.

TransNusa to launch Melbourne Bali flights

www.melbourneairport.com.au

 

[Ansett Nostalgic]

Never even heard of this airline!

 

[Aussie_flyer]

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Transnusa will launch flights from Melbourne to Bali on October 19.

Schedule:
8B18 DPS1950 - 0430+1DPS 320 D
8B19 MEL0530 - 0845DPS 320 D

Initially operates 4 times a week before increasing to daily flights in mid-November.

TransNusa to launch Melbourne Bali flights

www.melbourneairport.com.au

I realise this is prolly a good way for them to utilise aircraft overnight…. it they’re not great flight timings!

1950 departure from Bali… maybe… possibly… if you get ,ate checkout until 4pm.

But the flight TO Bali… can’t even check in to your hotel at that time, have to be at the airport to checkin at 330am, so up at 130am?

Madness!

 

[Aussie_flyer]

On a dodgy Indonesian airline to boot. Sorry, but no thanks.

 

[moa999]

Never even heard of this airline!

Relatively small - only 13 aircraft, including 6 Comac C909 used within Indonesia and Indonesia - China.

It is 49% owned by Chinese/HK conglomerate Everbright Group.

TransNusa - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[aikman]

The schedule maximises holiday time for 9-5 workers.

 

[jase05]

On a dodgy Indonesian airline to boot. Sorry, but no thanks.

Had the misfortune to fly them from DPS-LOP and that 19 minute flight was enough to convince me never again. That was on the Comac though so don’t know if their 737’s are any better

 

[clifford]

Can't see it being successful.

Wouldn't be my first choice, but hey, they're giving it a go....

 

[markis10]

Relatively small - only 13 aircraft, including 6 Comac C909 used within Indonesia and Indonesia - China.

It is 49% owned by Chinese/HK conglomerate Everbright Group.

TransNusa - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Only 3 Comacs, rest A320x8/321x3 - total 14

 

[jase05]

Only 3 Comacs, rest A320x8/321x3 - total 14

4 Comac’s in service today and one getting maintenance. Another on order

 

[markis10]

4 Comac’s in service today and one getting maintenance. Another on order

Both plane spotters and air fleets concur with my data, 3 in use, one stored, one on order will never arrive

 

[Harrison_133]

Both plane spotters and air fleets concur with my data, 3 in use, one stored, one on order will never arrive

Flight Radar data shows 4 COMACs operational.

 

[markis10]

One wonders why a two year old aircraft needs two months of servicing

 

[jase05]

Both plane spotters and air fleets concur with my data, 3 in use, one stored, one on order will never arrive

Flight Radar data showed that 4 aircraft all operated flights yesterday and a 5th last operated on the 4th of September

 

[Rembrandt]

Hmmm a new Bogan Express. Interesting...

 

[Aussie_flyer]

A320 is pushing it for that flight length. I remember Citilink when they came to AVV didn't have etops and went a strange way I wonder if this mob are in the same boat. I'd stay well clear

 

[MEL_Traveller]

A320 is pushing it for that flight length. I remember Citilink when they came to AVV didn't have etops and went a strange way I wonder if this mob are in the same boat. I'd stay well clear

Qantas and Virgin regularly fly 737s on the route… I’d have thought the a320 would have the same, if not greater range?

 

[Aussie_flyer]

I think it's close but from memory JQ never flew the A320 regularly on MEL-DPS, it remained 787 until the A321LR's came into service.. They did out of ADL which is slightly closer... so there may be some reason for that. I see TransNusa runs 174 seats on A320's so not as packed as some.

Citilink had some kind of ETOPS issue on their very short lived Avalon service, I think they had to go on a route via Darwin or something to stay within their ETOPS rules. It's a distant memory now I think they lasted a few weeks in 2020 before COVID shut things down.