Badung, Bali, June 27 -- The Tourism Ministry on Thursday revealed that three foreign airlines are exploring the possibility of launching new flight routes to Bali due to high demand from vacationers traveling to the province.

"Hopefully, this can accelerate the target for foreign tourist visits to Indonesia," assistant deputy for foreign tourism marketing II at the ministry, Yulia, said during a visit to I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Badung district, Bali, on Thursday.

She said that the airlines include TUI Airways, which is planning to operate flights from South Korea, and Jetstar Australia, which is seeking to launch flights from Newcastle, Australia. Another airline is considering a direct route from Sichuan, China, to...