Australian confidence in Bali tourism back to normal: Garuda official

"Garuda carried 9,000 Australian tourists from Darwin to Bali in January-August 2007. The number represents an increase by 48 percent compared to the figure in the same period last year," Sahrul Tahir, head of Garuda operations in Australia`s Northern Territory, told ANTARA News Friday.

"The number of Australian tourists visiting Bali has increased while their decision to use Garuda Indonesia shows their great trust in Indonesia`s national flag carrier. We have won their confidence again thanks to our competitive ticket prices and perfect timing," he said.

Garuda Indonesia flies the Darwin-Denpasar-Jakarta route on Mondays and Fridays with Boeing 737-400s which each have 16 business-class and 117 economic-class seats.