Indonesia to reopen Bali to foreign tourists from Oct 14


Passengers arrive on the first day of reopening for domestic flights after being temporarily closed due to concerns over Covid-19 at Ngurah Rai International airport, in Tuban, near Denpasar, on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on July 31, 2020. - AFP

,,JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The government announced on Monday (Oct 4) that Bali, which has seen its tourist sector hit hard by the pandemic, would reopen for certain international arrivals starting on Oct 14, as the pandemic situation in the country continued to improve.

"The [Ngurah Rai] airport will open for international travellers from several countries, including South Korea, China, Japan, the United Arab Emirates and New Zealand," Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Pandjaitan, who leads the Covid-19 response in Java and Bali, said on Monday.

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