Ansett adds Bali flights

Ansett adds Bali flights

SYDNEY (Reuters): Ansett Australia said yesterday its international airline would add one more weekly return flight to Denpasar in Indonesia to cope with a 30 percent surge in Australian tourism to Bali.

"While the Asian downturn has initially affected outbound traffic to some holiday markets, Ansett has experienced 30 percent 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," Ansett General Manager Craig Wallace said in a statement.

The extra flight would be non-stop return between Sydney and Denpasar every Saturday.

Last month Ansett International, which is 49 percent owned by Ansett Australia and 51 percent owned by Australian institutional investors, added a new weekly Brisbane to Denpasar service.

Earlier this year Ansett terminated non-stop services to Kuala Lumpur and suspended services to Seoul.