Low-cost carrier Jetstar used 6 November 2025 to announce a new thrice-weekly Airbus A321LR service linking Sunshine Coast Airport (MCY) directly with Bali (DPS) from 25 March 2026, with seamless onward connections to Singapore via the airline’s existing Denpasar–Singapore flight. The launch delivers more than 70,000 additional international seats a year to regional Queensland and marks the airport’s first non-stop link to an overseas destination.
For Sunshine Coast residents and businesses, the six-hour hop ends the long tradition of driving 90 minutes south to Brisbane to catch an international flight. Jetstar’s 48-hour “Route-Launch Sale” dangled one-way fares from A$199, underscoring how price competition is creeping back into Australia-Asia leisure corridors. From a mobility perspective, the route provides a shorter itinerary for executives shuttling between Queensland and Southeast-Asian hubs such as Singapore, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur via Denpasar.
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Airport CEO Chris Mills called the service “transformational”, predicting it will funnel inbound tourists—and potential investors—directly into the region’s burgeoning tech and agri-export sectors. The bilateral benefit runs both ways: Indonesians and Singaporeans gain a new gateway to Australia’s Sunshine Coast, which hosts a growing expat community and the headquarters of several renewable-energy firms.
Corporate travel managers should revisit preferred-carrier contracts; the combination of Jetstar’s low fares and Qantas Group interline options may deliver cost savings on short-notice trips. Assignees living on the Sunshine Coast will also enjoy better work-life balance, avoiding overnight layovers in Brisbane.
Regulators have already granted the traffic rights; final schedule approval is expected by January. If forward bookings track Jetstar’s projections, analysts expect other carriers to eye secondary-city-to-Asia routes, further decentralising Australia’s international capacity.
For Sunshine Coast residents and businesses, the six-hour hop ends the long tradition of driving 90 minutes south to Brisbane to catch an international flight. Jetstar’s 48-hour “Route-Launch Sale” dangled one-way fares from A$199, underscoring how price competition is creeping back into Australia-Asia leisure corridors. From a mobility perspective, the route provides a shorter itinerary for executives shuttling between Queensland and Southeast-Asian hubs such as Singapore, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur via Denpasar.
Airport CEO Chris Mills called the service “transformational”, predicting it will funnel inbound tourists—and potential investors—directly into the region’s burgeoning tech and agri-export sectors. The bilateral benefit runs both ways: Indonesians and Singaporeans gain a new gateway to Australia’s Sunshine Coast, which hosts a growing expat community and the headquarters of several renewable-energy firms.
Corporate travel managers should revisit preferred-carrier contracts; the combination of Jetstar’s low fares and Qantas Group interline options may deliver cost savings on short-notice trips. Assignees living on the Sunshine Coast will also enjoy better work-life balance, avoiding overnight layovers in Brisbane.
Regulators have already granted the traffic rights; final schedule approval is expected by January. If forward bookings track Jetstar’s projections, analysts expect other carriers to eye secondary-city-to-Asia routes, further decentralising Australia’s international capacity.
