Hi everyone!
Welcome to my Flight Report. In this report, I want to share about my trip back to Surabaya from Bali with Lion Air. I decided to choose Lion Air because it was the cheapest price compared to other low cost airlines with the same route.
I arrived at the airport at around 13:45. Then, I went inside the terminal building to go to the check-in counter. Before you can enter the check-in area, you have to show your boarding pass or itinerary to the security officer, then you can proceed to the check-in counter. I went to the Lion Air check-in counter to collect my boarding pass and drop my baggage because Lion Air gives free 20 kg check-in baggage. I waited for couple of minutes because there were only 2 counters were open for Lion Air, then one 1 counter opened.
Super Air Jet check-in queue
Baggage Drop
I was surprised when the staff told me that they don't print the boarding pass anymore (I think the implementation is different at each airport because I still got a printed boarding pass in Surabaya), instead passengers are required to check-in online through the airline website ("Book Cabin" apps or web for Lion Air Group) and use the digital boarding pass (luckily I already checked-in online in the morning). After that, I went to the security check, then I proceeded to the boarding gate which is located on the second floor.
Before entering the security check area, you need to scan the boarding pass to the autogate
Here are some photos of the shops:
Pharmacy
More photos:
Final Call for Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ626 bound for Surabaya
Nice view
Indonesia AirAsia A320 PK-AZM as QZ626 bound for Surabaya
More photos of the terminal building:
Gate 1B at the end of the terminal building which was alocated for Garuda Indonesia flight GA411 bound for Jakarta with B777-300ER aircraft
More photos of the terminal building:
Push back for Indonesia AirAsia A320 PK-AZM as QZ626 bound for Surabaya
FIDS
Starbucks
Sarinah
Hard Rock Cafe Shop
Gift shop
More photos:
After exploring the terminal building, I went to Gate 6 and waited for my flight there.
Boarding started around an hour before the scheduled flight time together with Super Air Jet flight IU759 bound for Jakarta which used the aerobridge, while my flight used the bus because the plane was parked at the remote stand opposite the terminal building.
Boarding at Gate 6
Heading downstairs to board the bus
Inside the bus
Sunday, 17 March 2024
Lion Air
JT919
Bali (DPS) - Surabaya (SUB)
Boeing 737-900ER
PK-LFY
Economy Class
Lion Air B737-900ER PK-LSV arrived from Surabaya as JT922 was parked beside my plane
Boarding the plane
Remote Stand A45
The wing
View from my seat
Lion Air B737-900ER PK-LGL just arrived from Yogyakarta as JT566
Refueling
Cabin situation during boarding. The flight was full because three flights were merged into one flight as JT919 (JT921 and JT923 were cancelled due to operational reason). I was originally booked for flight JT923, but it was cancelled and the airline put me in JT919 which departed around one hour earlier than my original flight.
Lion Parcel and Book Cabin advertisement
Push Back
Push back completed
Taxiing to the runway
Cathay Pacific B777-300 bound for Hong Kong
Hangar
Taxiing
Queueing for take off
Take Off from runway 27
Apron and the terminal building
Bye-bye Bali
Cruising at 22.000 Ft
Final Approach
Cabin situation during final approach
Touch Down
Parked beside Batik Air A320
Final photo of the cabin
Disembarking through the stairs and then go upstairs again to enter the terminal building
Final photo of the plane
Super Air Jet A320
Entering the terminal building
Baggage claim area
I went to Belt 3 to collect my baggage, then I went home by using taxi.
My flight path according to Flightradar24:
Just out of curiosity, but I read that Bali recently introduced some kind of tourist fee to enter the island, which somehow has to be enforced by Airport or Airline. Did they enforce this?