VIRGIN Australia will become the first Australian carrier to offer direct flights between the Gold Coast and Bali.
The flights, now available for booking, begin on March 29 next year.
They will operate daily, with more than 2,200 seats available each week.
The announcement comes as Virgin Australia prepares to recommence flights to Bali from Sydney from June 15 and Melbourne and Brisbane from June 17.
Virgin Australia Group chief executive Jayne Hrdlicka said the addition of the new Bali service reflected the growth in demand for services in and out of the Gold Coast.
Virgin Australia's Short Haul International operations continue to grow, the company is also planning to resume services to Vanuatu and Samoa soon, alongside its services to Fiji, Bali and Queenstown, New Zealand.
Direct services from Brisbane to Port Vila, Vanuatu will commence in March next year with up to five flights a week.
Services from Sydney and Brisbane to Apia, Samoa will also commence in March.
To celebrate, Virgin Australia has dropped a Set Your Sights Overseas sale, with discounts of up to 30 per cent on offer for over 70,000 seats on all the airline's Short Haul International routes.
These sale fares are available for booking until Monday June 20, unless sold out prior.
- Gold Coast - Bali from $399
- Brisbane - Bali from $469
- Melbourne - Bali from $479
- Sydney - Bali from $489
- Brisbane - Vanuatu from $469
- Sydney - Samoa from $549
- Brisbane - Samoa from $549
- Brisbane - Fiji from $449
- Sydney - Fiji from $459
- Melbourne - Fiji from $535
In addition, from June 15-24 this year, Velocity Frequent Flyer members will get a bonus of 2,000 Velocity Points when they book Virgin Australia flights between Bali, Fiji, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Samoa, and Australia, for travel until May 11 next year
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