Ministry Of Transportation Prepares Handling Of International Passengers At Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation coordinates with stakeholders to ensure the readiness of handling international arrival passengers at Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport can run well with the policy of opening international flights to the airport.

"We want to ensure that the readiness for handling Ngurah Rai Airport passengers goes well according to health protocols. This is done to anticipate the entry of new variants of COVID-19 from abroad through transportation nodes such as at airports", said Ministry of Transportation Spokesperson, Adita Irawati, in her statement, quoted from Antara, Tuesday 5 October.

He said the Ministry of Transportation was coordinating intensively with Ministries/Institutions and the COVID-19 Handling Task Force to prepare for the implementation of health protocols.

The provision of PCR test facilities at the arrival terminal, waiting room, quarantine room, and so on continues to be improved ahead of the opening of international flights to Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport starting October 14, 2021.

Regarding the implementation of health protocols for international arrivals, he continued, the Ministry of Transportation referred to the Circular of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Number 18 of 2021 concerning International Travel Health Protocols during the COVID-19 Pandemic Period.

Some of the health protocol rules include international travelers who come to Indonesia via transportation nodes, such as airports, are required to do a COVID-19 PCR swab test upon arrival at the arrivals area and must quarantine for at least 8 days.

"Then on the 7th day of the quarantine, a PCR test will be carried out again. If the result is negative, you are welcome to continue the journey, if the result is positive, you must return to quarantine", she said.

For information, on Monday, October 4, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, announced Ngurah Rai Airport, Bali, will reopen international flights starting October 14, 2021. Coordinating Minister Luhut reminded that quarantine provisions and requirements must be implemented carefully good.