For those of us planning to visit Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua any time soon, there is now an option to fly direct from Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport, as low cost carrier Citilink just operated its inaugural flight to the city of Timika on Friday.
This is Citilink’s second service to Papua, after first launching a flight to Jayapura from Jakarta in 2017. According to a statement received by Coconuts Bali, the Denpasar-Timika service is a non-stop flight that utilizes the Airbus A320 fleet and will be available four times a week on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The flights will depart Ngurah Rai at 9.55am and arrive at Mozes Kilangin International Airport in Timika at 2.25pm, while the return journey takes off from Timika at 3.10pm and arrives in Bali at 5.40pm, all in local times.
“We hope this flight will increase access to Papua, which will later contribute to better welfare in Papua,” said Juliandra, Citilink Indonesia President Director, as quoted in the statement.
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