Jetstar has announced that its Denpasar (Bali)-Newcastle service, which took off for the first time on 21 October 2025, will connect with its Singapore-Denpasar service from late March.

Travellers from Singapore will be able to seamlessly fly to Newcastle with a 90-minute layover in Bali, opening a single-ticket gateway into the Hunter from Singapore for the first time.

Jetstar’s first-ever direct flight from Bali to Newcastle took off last month, marking a major milestone for the Hunter region.

Jetstar has added a fourth weekly service to the route in response to high demand.

From 29 March 2026, Jetstar will operate direct services between Newcastle and Bali (JQ88) on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday with all four weekly Jetstar flights to continue on to Singapore, via a 90-minute stop in Denpasar.

This new schedule will take Newcastle Airport to 96,512 seats annually on the Hunter-Bali route.

The route was secured through the Aviation Attraction Fund, supporting the delivery of the NSW Visitor Economy Strategy 2035 which targets $91 billion in visitor expenditure by 2035. Achieving this goal will require an additional 8.5 million airline seats into NSW.

Considered an emerging connecting airport, Denpasar flies to 48 destinations across Indonesia and internationally, including key Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern hubs such as Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi and Doha. Travellers can also connect to Istanbul via Turkish Airlines from Bali.

Minister for Jobs and Tourism Steve Kamper said: “This is Newcastle’s first international route outside Australasia, and we thrilled that demand has been so strong that Jetstar are adding a fourth weekly service.

"The extra service will bring more visitors into Newcastle and the Hunter, boosting the local visitor economy.

“The NSW Government, through Destination NSW, is proud to have worked with Jetstar and Newcastle Airport to achieve this extra capacity as we work towards our goal of 8.5 million new airline seats to achieve $91 billion in visitor expenditure for NSW by 2035.”

Newcastle Airport CEO Linc Horton said: “This new Singapore connection shows Jetstar’s belief in our region’s potential and the success of our partnership with Destination NSW and Aviation Attraction funding."

Mayor of Port Stephens and Newcastle Airport Director, Leah Anderson said: “This is fantastic news for Port Stephens, which already benefits significantly from its proximity to Newcastle Airport.

“An international connection to Singapore strengthens our region’s appeal as a destination for global visitors and boosts the potential for local tourism operators, accommodation providers and businesses to tap into new markets."

Singapore Changi Airport is already one of the top five origins by inbound seat volume for NSW.

It is one of the largest connecting airports in the world, with access to over 170 destinations across close to 50 countries, providing a global gateway for the region.

Singapore is also one of NSW’s top 10 international source markets. In the year ending June 2025, 105,600 visitors from Singapore injected more than $280 million into the NSW visitor economy.

Singaporean arrivals to NSW surpassed pre-pandemic levels in September 2025.

Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows there were 8740 Singaporean arrivals during the month, up from 8670 in September 2019.