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International flights return to Bali
Singapore, Japan and Australia are set to resume direct flights to Bali as the government gradually reopens the popular tourism destination.
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Bali Tourism Office acting head Tjok Bagus Pemayun (left), Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry marketing deputy Nia Niscaya (center) and I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport spokesperson Taufan Yudhistira pose during the launch of Garuda Indonesia's first direct flight from Narita Airport in Japan to I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. Garuda's flight marks the first direct international flight to Bali after nearly three years of border closure. (Courtesy of Kemenparekraf/-)
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ndonesian, Singaporean and Australian airlines have set plans to resume international direct flights to Bali after the government further reopened the island’s borders, addressing a key challenge in efforts to boost economic recovery in the tourist-dependent province.
Flagship carrier Garuda Indonesia initiated the opening by resuming its weekly flights from Narita International Airport in Japan to I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali on Feb. 3.
I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport spokesperson Taufan Yudhistira said the Garuda flight was the first international regular flight to land on the island after nearly two years since Indonesia's border closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“There are some other regular flights that have plans to land in Bali, including Garuda from Haneda Airport in Japan,” he said.
He went on to say that Garuda would fly from Japan to Bali every Thursday.
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The government has allowed Bali to receive international direct flights from 19 countries since October last year but demand has been lackluster, with Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno saying that not a single such flight had been scheduled to the island province until January this year.
