Review of Lion Mentari Airlines flight Denpasar → Surabaya in Economy

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

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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

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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: