The Christmas and New Year holidays always see a spike in both local and foreign visitor arrivals to Bali. And this year is expected to be no different.

In anticipation of more traffic, local news wires are reporting AirAsia Indonesia would be adding an additional 65,000 seats from December 1 to January 5, 2020.

Airbus A320 fleet

Speaking to reporters in Jakarta, Head of Communications at Indonesia's Transportation Ministry, Baskoro Adiwiyono, said AirAsia Indonesia would also be bringing in an additional fleet of Airbus A320s and adding extra flights for several domestic routes to and from Jakarta.

The Ministry is expecting a significant increase in seat occupancy rates for flights in mid-December 2019 to early 2020, especially to favourite holiday destinations such as Singapore, Lombok, Bali and Surabaya. The Jakarta to Bali route for example will have an additional two flights per day until December 14.

Customers advised to book early!

"Towards the Christmas and New Year holiday period we plan to increase the frequency of flights from the Jakarta to Denpasar to 13-times per day for the period December 15 to January 5," said Baskoro.

Prices tend to increase significantly as major holidays approach and the Transportation Ministry is encouraging prospective passengers to book early to get the best prices while tickets are still available.

AirAsia is also suggesting customers check the company's social media accounts to take advantage of any holiday promotions.

Sources: Nusa Bali, AirAsia Indonesia, Centre for Aviation,

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