China Eastern Airlines launched three-weekly nonstop service between Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) and I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali (DPS) on 11 July 2026, establishing the first direct air link between China's capital and the Indonesian island resort.
The inaugural Airbus A330 flight arrived in Denpasar on 11 July 2026, according to Aviation Week. The first return service, designated MU890, departed Bali for Beijing in the early hours of 12 July 2026, carrying 287 passengers, according to Travel And Tour World.
The route operates three times weekly. Indonesian airport operator InJourney Airports said the new service is expected to strengthen Bali's connectivity with China, which ranked as the island's second-largest source market during the first half of 2026, with approximately 297,000 visitor arrivals, per Aviation Week.
Prior to this launch, travellers between Beijing and Bali had no direct connection and were required to transit through intermediate hubs. Bali Discovery confirmed effective 11 July 2026, China Eastern operates the three-weekly schedule from PKX, Beijing's second international gateway, which opened in 2019 and has become a significant hub for outbound leisure traffic from the Chinese capital.
China Eastern's Bali launch is part of a broader wave of Chinese carrier expansion across Southeast Asia, as bilateral tourism between China and Indonesia continues to recover and grow.
Sources
- Aviation Week, Routes & Networks Latest (W/C July 13, 2026)
- Travel And Tour World (July 13, 2026)
- Bali Discovery
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