Citilink first service to Perth, from Denpasar; first visit by A320neo

David Eyre 8 November 2019

PK-GTI Airbus A320-251N (MSN 8303) of Citilink at Perth Airport – 8 November 2019. First Citilink service to Perth, first visit by this aircraft and first A320NEO to visit Perth as well. Photographed here pushing back and taking off from runway 06 at 9:43 am.

PK-GTI Airbus A320-251N (MSN 8303) of Citilink at Perth Airport – 8 November 2019. First Citilink service to visit Australia, first A320neo to visit Perth. Flight QG543 to Denpasar, taking off from runway 06 at 9:54am. Photo © David Eyre.

8 November 2019 © David Eyre

Citilink, the low-cost subsidiary of Garuda Indonesia, today operated their first service to Perth, flying in from Denpasar. This was also the first visit to Perth by an Airbus A320neo and Citilink’s first service to Australia.

PK-GTI Airbus A320-251N (MSN 8303) of Citilink operated the first service, and is the first A320neo to visit Perth. It arrived as QG542 at 4:46am from Denpasar and took off from Perth’s runway 06 at 9:54am back to Denpasar.