DENPASAR, Bali (The Jakarta Post/ANN): The number of visitors on the resort island of Bali has doubled ahead of the long weekend at the turn of the month. With Maulid (commemoration of the birthday of Prophet Muhammad) falling on Thursday (Oct 29) and the government having declared Wednesday and Friday collective leave days, most Indonesians are enjoying a five-day break.
Andanina Dyah Permatasari Mega, a spokesperson of state-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I’s Bali airport branch, said the number of passengers arriving in Bali had increased since Sunday.