According to the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism, Malaysia AirAsia (AirAsia) officially adopted Lombok, a well-known tourist destination in Indonesia, as an aviation hub.

According to the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism, AirAsia will open a direct flight from Lombok to Perth, Australia in June this year. Australian tourists can take the AirAsia A-320 flight in Perth and travel to Jakarta, Bali and Yogyakarta via Lombok.

Indonesian Tourism Minister Arif said that the opening of AirAsia's Lombok Australia route is an important achievement of the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism to enhance the level of air interconnection, and it is expected to further explore the tourism potential of Indonesia's West Nusa Tenggara and eastern Indonesia.

Lombok is the fifth aviation hub of AirAsia since Jakarta, Medan, Surabaya and Bali. It is understood that AirAsia transported 3.2 million international tourists to Indonesia in 2018, accounting for about a quarter of the total number of international tourists visiting Indonesia.

According to data from the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism, West Nusa Tenggara, including Lombok, attracted a total of 78,900 international visitors in 2018, including 1,594 Australian tourists.