What’s it Like Flying on Batik Air? (Read Before You Book!)

Batik Air

When traveling to Asia there is bound to be a few airlines that you’ve never heard about before… Especially when traveling to more remote destinations! On our last trip to the country, we we flew Batik Air from Jakarta to Bandar Lampung en route to Krui Indonesia. Below you’ll find our Batik Air review as well as what to expect in Economy and Business Class.

Batik Air Review

Booking Your Batik Air Flight 

First, we should start off by saying we didn’t actually book a Batik Air flight! We originally had something scheduled on their partner airline Lion Air after finding a cheap flight on Skyscanner. The night before we were in our airport hotel and received an email that our flight had been cancelled.

When we logged in it gave us some other options to change our travel plans and we switched to an earlier route on their partner Batik Air. Even though our original flight was canceled, the only thing that changed was that we had to leave for the airport 30 minutes earlier. So after a mini-freak out of thinking our plans were screwed up it all ended up okay.

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Batik Air Flight Information 

First Batik Air Flight

Jakarta → Bandar Lampung

Departure: 9:30am
Arrival: 10:20am
Cost: 992,980 IDR / $63.53 USD

Return Trip

Bandar Lampung → Jakarta 

Departure: 2:00pm
Arrival: 2:50pm
Cost: 992,980 IDR /$ 63.53 USD

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Checking In for Batik Air 

We had traveled from Bangkok Thailand to Jakarta the day before on Air Asia and spent the night in an airport hotel. This actually wasn’t the first time we had stayed overnight at Jakarta International Airport. We usually stay at the 101 Airport CBC as they have comfortable beds, free shuttle service, and a rooftop restaurant with city views.

One nice thing about Batik Air is that even though it was an inexpensive flight they didn’t try to up-charge us with everything. So commonly with budget airlines we find the actual price to be much more after you get to baggage and other add ons.

Unfortunately, Batik Air website wasn’t working for us so we weren’t able to check-in online. We arrived at the airport 2 hours prior to departure and waited in the busy line. Batik Air Economy Class offers free baggage up to 20kg so we checked our luggage and headed to the terminal. 

Batik Air Checkin

Waiting to Board Batik Air

Our route was a domestic flight leaving from terminal 3 at Jakarta International Airport. There are plenty of shops and decent restaurants before security. However, if you wait until after know that you’re only going to have some small snack stands available.

We stopped into a coffee shop to grab a hot drink and toast before heading though security. The only issue that we had was that flight gate was changed from D5 to D3. Normally this wouldn’t be a problem, but there was no signs on the display screen!

We understand that there was probably an announcement that wasn’t in English, but if we didn’t ask at the gate we would have been in trouble.

Honestly, we didn’t even realize there had been a gate change until it was past boarding time and no one was lined up. Thankfully, our new gate was close and we were able to quickly make the change.

This is where things got interesting! We were also traveling with some friends and family and two people in our party hadn’t arrived yet.

However, they only had limited time to make the transfer after a flight from Singapore. Our friends had to race from the international terminal to the domestic, check-in, AND pass security.

Knowing we were going to need some help, we asked one of the gate representatives for Batik Air. To make a long story short, the gentleman went above and beyond. If it wasn’t for his assistance our friends would have surely missed the flight! This customer service made up for any technical issues we might of had with their website.

Batik Air Flight Review

Jakarta to Bandar Lampung with Batik Air

The first thing we thought of when boarding the plane was that it was really nice! We’ve flown long haul flights in the US and Europe with planes that weren’t this new and comfortable.

The seats were leather and the plane was larger then expected for such a quick trip. There is a Batik Air Business Class section (photo below) but when the flight is so short we can’t see how it would be worth it to pay 3x the price. Maybe on a longer flight the Batik Air Business Class would be worth looking into though.

In the Batik Air Economy Class section each chair had its own tv. Here you had movies, games, music, and everything you might want for a much longer journey. 

When we turned on our screens we were shocked to see that the flight time was just 23 minutes. We had expected it to be almost an hour! What was even more shocking was that they still handed out a small water and bread pastry.

We’ve flown airlines for 8 hours and didn’t even get a glass of water! In no time, there was an announcement from the captain telling the crew to prepare for landing.

Batik Air Business Class

Batik Air Flight

Batik Air Indonesia Snack

Bandar Lampung to Jakarta on Batik Air

Just 10 days later we were back in Bandar Lumpung on our way to Jakarta. We traveled to Sumatra for the holidays and had an amazing time with our family at Kruinaka Villa. This time around we didn’t book our flight back to Jakarta until a few days before we left. We had a great experience flying with Batik Air so decided to use them again for the quick trip! 

When we got to the airport we were surprised by the thermal scanners and x-ray machines that you had to pass though to get to the check-in counters. We had about an hour to wait before our flight, and while the airport is small the terminal is actually pretty nice.

Once again, we were flying in Batik Air Economy Class. Yet, it turned out to be a different type of airplane on the way back. The flight was older and not as clean as when we flew to Jakarta. Still, the service was solid and the flight was so quick it didn’t matter. If we had a longer flight we my have been disappointed in an older model plane. 

Bandar Lampung Batik Air

Bandar Lampung Airport

Batik Air Economy Class

Final Batik Air Review Thoughts

While we only had a short flight with Batik Air we were pleasantly surprised. Batik Air and Lion Air are partners, but Batik is the knowm as the more upscale airline of the two. 

Based off our our first experience, if we were traveling in Indonesia we would definitely fly with Batik Air again! Really, the only airline that we would also look into is Indonesia’s flagship carrier Garuda Air. 

According to their website, Batik Air connects 44 destinations (mostly in Indonesia) and operates over 300 flights daily. The hub is out of Jakarta as well. So if you are traveling extensively through the country you will likely have a flight route offered by Batik Air. 

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Have any questions about our Batik Air review or want to share your  experience flying Batik Air Business Class? Let us know in the comments below!

Safe Travels,
Brigitte & Jake

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 Flights: We always find deals using Skyscanner and Kayak. That’s how we got flights from Singapore to Bali for $60 USD, and Bali to Surabaya for less than $40! 

 Accommodation: Compare competitive sites for hotels such as Booking.com and Agoda. Also, Hostelworld should be your go-to source if you’re traveling on a budget. 

Transportation: 12Go is where we look first in Asia for ferries, trains, buses, and transfers! From speed boats to the Gili Islands and bus transfers around the country. 

Tours: Check out Get Your Guide for activities all over Bali. We recommend taking a sunrise Mount Batur hike with breakfast, an authentic cooking class in a local village, and the Ubud waterfall tour

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14 Comments

  1. July 12, 2023 / 12:03 am

    Hi, I’ll be flying on a batik air ticket Singapore to Bandar lampung next Monday. First leg S’pore to Jakarta is late evening flight on batik air then with 8 hour layover in Jakarta before Jakarta to Bandar lampung early next morning on their sister airline super air jet (all booked on batik website and on same air air ticket and booking. You had mentioned you had friends joining you (on your Jakarta to Bandar lampung flight) but connecting from Singapore. This will be my first flight on batik air n it’s sister airlines. Do you know whether batik will check your bags in from Singapore all the way to Bandar lampung n give you boarding passes for the second flight (Jakarta to Bandar lampung) too in S’pore?

    • Brigitte & Jake
      Author
      July 12, 2023 / 5:57 am

      Hi Mark! We are not certain about the baggage. If you booked it all on their website in one route then you should get both boarding passes when you check in at the airport. Since Jakarta is where you pass through customs we would assume that you would have to collect your luggage then re-check it for your next flight.

  2. Harshini
    May 12, 2023 / 4:23 am

    Hey, I’m going to be travelling with Batik this July. Is 20kgs check-in baggage free for each passenger?

    • Brigitte & Jake
      Author
      May 12, 2023 / 9:35 am

      It was for each of us but be sure to check their official website to confirm.

  3. Marie
    March 1, 2023 / 10:54 am

    Thank you for sharing your experience! Flying with Batik in April from Kuala Lumpur to Bali with my husband and baby. Already did a few flights with Air Asia but I am always scared to fly with them even if everything is fine each time ! Wanted to try Batik because Garuda or Malaysia Airlines are more expensive. I hope that we will have an experience as good as yours !! My priority is to fly with a safe company!

    • Brigitte & Jake
      Author
      March 1, 2023 / 8:39 pm

      Hope you have a great experience, too! Air Asia hasn’t been our favorite either so it was a nice change up. Safe travels!

  4. Gary Bennett
    February 25, 2023 / 9:25 pm

    My wife and daughter flew Batik out of Melbourne airport on the 16th Feb for a Bali holiday together. I did all the bookings for them and had no problems. They even said the flight over was good ( except the food was not to my wifes taste) Have flown Jetstar many times( never again though).It will be interesting to see what they think of the flight home tomorrow

    • Brigitte & Jake
      Author
      February 25, 2023 / 10:31 pm

      Thanks for sharing your experience Gary!

  5. Lucian
    February 23, 2023 / 6:00 pm

    That’s a big big lie. Batik Airline is a company which it leave you in the dark with no assistance when they facing with delays with incompetent employees.because of them I spent 2 days from my holiday in the airport and for return home, because all my flights was cancelled it cost me almost 10000 AUD. Now I’m struggling to recover my money back because they are incompetent, they screwed and they are not answering for claims. People who traveling in international flights should avoid this company!!!

    • Brigitte & Jake
      Author
      February 23, 2023 / 8:28 pm

      So sorry you had a bad experience! We have only flown domestically with Batik so can’t speak for the international service. Hope you are able to get your money back

  6. Pepe
    February 21, 2023 / 9:43 am

    Hi Brigitte & Jake,
    Thank you for the story 😊
    Just wanna share my experience here. I just flew round trip with batik air last week to Bali. I honestly didn’t trust our LCC flights. I’ve flown with Air Asia and Citilink, but never Lion Air (already too scared after learning all their mishaps). Air Asia once is enough LoL. Citilink the seats are not comfortable. For LCC I prefer Scoot or not at all. But all my prejudices were wiped away last week. Spacious leg rooms, smooth take off/landing, snack & drinks, and quite on-time. I regretted not choosing Batik for bali trip. I will definitely consider fly with Batik for next trip if reguler airlines are expensive.

    Have a nice day 😊

    • Brigitte & Jake
      Author
      February 21, 2023 / 10:32 pm

      Thanks for sharing Pepe! Glad you had a nice trip (-:

  7. Linda
    January 9, 2023 / 6:23 pm

    Hi!

    Great to read such a positive review of Batik Air, since I’m going to be travelling with them for the first time in Jan, and have mostly came across negative comments! 🙂
    On that note I was wondering if you could help me with a quick question – did the airline require proof of 3 covid vaccinations? I read a comment that this is something that the airline specifically requires, regardless of your destinations requirements (in other words they’ll require it even if none of the countries you’ll travel between do?!) and I can’t get an answer from the airline. Appreciate the help and wish you the best for your onward travels! 🙂

    • Brigitte & Jake
      Author
      January 10, 2023 / 4:24 am

      Hi! We were required to show proof that information to enter Indonesia. We flew domestically within the country so not sure what Batik Air’s specific rules are. Sorry we couldn’t help further.

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