During The G20 Bali Summit, Commercial Aviation At I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport Can OCCUR Delay

JAKARTA - General Manager of I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport Handy Heryudhitiawan said that his party will continue to serve commercial flights during the arrival of heads of state and delegates from the G20 Summit in Bali. However, prospective passengers are expected to coordinate with the airline for the possibility of commercial flight delays.

However, according to Handy, during the G20 Summit, it is dynamically possible for his party to carry out a retime or rescheduling of flights if there are VVIP aircraft or heads of state/delegation and guests of the G20 Summit who will land.

"We are carrying out a retime. If at that hour there is enough commercial aircraft to pass, please enter commercially. Later there will be a discussion between flow time, Indonesia Airport Slot Management with airlines, who will enter here. The rest, if you can't, at that time because there is a VVIP, then he will return," said Handy quoting Antara, Saturday, November 12.

He conveyed that his party continues to coordinate with the airline on the possibility of this retime. With the return, Handy hopes that his party can still provide services to commercial flights.

He appealed to prospective passengers of commercial aircraft who will come to Bali to always coordinate with airlines, to ensure whether there is a retime flight schedule.

"Because with the G20 Summit, there will be adjustments from the flight schedule," he said.

As for passengers who want to fly from Bali, he appealed to try to arrive early at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, because there may be traffic diversion.

Based on simulations conducted by Bali airport, the average travel time to I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport Bali is 25-30 minutes longer than usual during the G20 Summit, due to traffic diversion.

"Because we saw that when the VVIP came across, it meant that there was a lane closure in front of the airport, in front of the VVIP building, automatically it couldn't be used. For prospective passengers from the south, they cannot turn straight to the left and enter the airport, but they must go straight through the underpass first," he also said.

The head of state of the G20 delegation who will attend in Bali consists of heads of state or delegates from 20 G20 member countries, plus 9 invited countries and 10 invitees receiving VVIP treatment.

The head of state, delegations and invited guests will start coming to Bali on Sunday today, in a row until November 15, 2022. Meanwhile, the scheduled return will take place on November 15-17, 2022.

The peak event of the G20 Summit will take place at The Apurva Kempinski Bali on November 15-16, 2022.