Turkish Airlines has been operating in Indonesia since 2009, but the country’s national flag carrier hopes to add a Bali service in the future.
The airline has a daily service from Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta to Istanbul.
Turkish Airlines’ Indonesia General Manager Mehmet F Gurulkan says the airline is looking to up its growth in Indonesia.
“We are the only European airline with direct service to and from Indonesia. Meanwhile, other European airlines’ service has a connecting flight with transit in Singapore or Kuala Lumpur,” Gurulkan told Kompas on Tuesday.
Bali is among one of the locations in Indonesia that Turkish Airlines hopes to expand to, but it hinges on Ngurah Rai’s capacity, according to Gurulkan.
“We have filed the necessary documents. We are still awaiting the possibility of whether the capacity of the airport in Bali is able for us to open the route there.”
But perhaps Ngurah Rai Airport wants to see how the political situation goes in Turkey before making any commitments with the airline.
