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Bali reopens to eerie hush
On the first day of its reopening on Thursday, Bali did not see any incoming international flights or visitors to help revive its faltering economy, after over a year of COVID-19 travel restrictions.
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The international arrivals terminal at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali remains empty on Oct. 14, 2021, the first day of the resort island's reopening to foreign visitors. (JP/Ni Komang Erviani)
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he world-famous resort island of Bali took its first step to welcome back international visitors on Thursday, but the tourism-dependent province will likely have to wait some more until the global fanfare arrives in earnest.
I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport seemed as quiet as the private getaways that the tropical island has to offer, with vacant reception desks and flight information screens still switched off. Rows of chairs and beach-style daybeds, which dotted the international arrivals terminal in anticipation of weary holiday goers, remain unused.
On the first day of its reopening, the nation's top tourist destination would not see any incoming international flights or travelers to help revive its economy after over a year of travel restrictions.
“We’ve been notified of the reopening for international travelers, but there haven’t been any scheduled landings,” said airport spokesman Taufan Yudhistira on Thursday.
Airport authorities, he said, were still awaiting a ministerial regulation that governs international flight access to Bali.
“We haven’t gotten it yet.”
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