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The Australian Air Carrier, Virgin Australia, <\/em>has opened a new air route connecting Denpasar, Bali, and Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.<\/p>\n \u200bService over the air route commences on Monday evening, 22 June 2026, at 9:02 pm when 165 passengers landed in Bali on a Virgin Boeing 737 MAX-8<\/em> on flight number VA 127.<\/em> The same aircraft turned around at Ngurah Rai International Airport,<\/em> departing at 10:39 pm with 68 passengers bound for Canberra as VA 128<\/em>,<\/p>\n \u200bThe State News Agency Antara <\/em>quoted Nugroho Jati, Denpasar Airport manager, saying: “I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali welcomes Virgin Australia’s inaugural flight from Canberra (CBR) to Denpasar (DPS). The opening of this new route also strengthens international connectivity with Australia.”<\/p>\n \u200bNugroho Jati explained that the new Virgin Airlines<\/em> route between Canberra and Denpasar is the revival of a previously operating service. Adding: “This demonstrates Bali’s strong appeal to Australian tourists.”<\/p>\n \u200b”This is certainly a positive signal regarding the increasingly close air connectivity between Bali and Australia, and is expected to have a positive multiplier effect on the tourism, economic, and other supporting sectors,” Nugroho Jati continued.<\/p>\n \u200bVirgin Australia<\/em> flights between Canberra and Denpasar and Denpasar to Canberra will operate three times a week, operating every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, during the 2026 summer season.<\/p>\n \u200bThe opening of the Canberra route brings the number of Australian destinations connected to the Island of Bali to 12. Direct flight connections from Australia to Bali, served by a variety of airlines, are available from Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Darwin, Cairns, Newcastle, Avalon, and Sunshine Coast, with Canberra as the newest route.<\/p>\n \u200b”The operation of this route also makes Canberra the 41st international route now served by Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, with direct flights operated by 43 airlines,” said Nugroho Jati.<\/p>\n \u200bBetween January and May 2026, a total of some 604,000 Australian tourists visited Bali.<\/p>\n \u200bRelated Links<\/strong><\/p>\n Foreign Tourist Arrivals to Bali Decline in April 2026<\/p>\n AirAsia Cuts Melbourne and Adelaide Flights to Bali<\/p>\n \u200bStay Informed on Bali Tourism-Related News<\/strong>: Subscribe to Bali Update<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Australian Air Carrier, Virgin Australia, has opened a new air route connecting Denpasar, Bali, and Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. \u200bService over the air route commences on Monday evening, 22 June 2026, at 9:02 pm when 165 passengers landed in Bali on a Virgin Boeing 737 MAX-8 on flight number VA 127. 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