Batik Air launches direct Melbourne-Kuala Lumpur flights

Batik Air will begin direct flights between Kuala Lumpur and Melbourne over the peak summer 2023-2024 season. 

Running four times a week – on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday – the non-stop flights will supplement the ongoing daily service via Bali from 20 December 2023 through to 6 February 2024.

Travellers will make the eight-hour trip on an Airbus A330 with 12 angled business class beds – aka ‘sloping sleepers’ – and 365 economy seats.

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• Batik Air flight OD175 will depart Kuala Lumpur at 6.20pm to reach Melbourne at 5.15am the following day
• Batik Air flight OD176 will be wheels-up from Melbourne at  6.45am, arriving into Kuala Lumpur around 12.10pm

Although a Malaysian carrier, Batik Air is part-owned by Indonesia’s Lion Air Group, with its former name of Malindo reflecting this dual heritage of Malaysia and Indonesia.