Ansett adds Bali flight

Ansett adds Bali flight

SYDNEY (Dow Jones): Ansett Australia Holdings Ltd., an Australian international airline company, yesterday said it has added an extra flight per week to its Australia-Indonesia routing schedule.

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The new flight will run from Darwin to Bali starting Oct. 1 and supplement two existing Australia-Bali flights.

"While the Asian downturn has initially affected outbound traffic to some Asian holiday markets, Ansett has experienced 30% passenger growth to Bali over the last year - the combined result of a favorable exchange rate and the huge number of affordable packages on offer," the general manager of Ansett's international division, Craig Wallace said.