Singapore Airlines And Scoot Tigerair Land In Bali, There Are 157 Foreign Tourists Including 7 Ukrainian Citizens Entering The Island Of The Gods

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BADUNG - Foreign tourists have returned to Bali. There are two airlines with direct flights to the Island of the Gods carrying more than 100 tourists.

The head of the Immigration Office of Ngurah Rai, Bali, I Nyoman Gede Surya Mataram, stated that the system at the immigration check counter at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, Bali was declared ready for the application of a visa on arrival or VoA specifically for tourists.

"There has been an adjustment to the immigration crossing system for countries subject to VoA specifically for tourists and we have confirmed that it is going well for its implementation," said Surya Mataram, in a written statement, Monday, March 7.

At the international arrivals terminal at I Gusti Ngurah Airport, Bali, Monday, March 7, immigration officers conducted immigration checks on the arrival of passengers and crew on the Singapore Airlines (SQ 938) flight from the Singapore-Denpasar route with a crew of 14 people or stay on board and a number of passengers. 176 people. The details are 35 Indonesian citizens and 141 foreigners.

Among them are Germany 17 people, Netherlands 16 people, United States 14 people, France 11 people, England 11 people, Australia 10 people, Canada 7 people, Ukraine 7 people, Italy 6 people, Belgium 5 people, Switzerland 5 people, Russia 4 person.

Then Spain 4 people, Hungary 3 people, Japan 3 people, Ivory Coast 2 people, South Korea 2 people, Latvia 2 people, New Zealand 2 people, Argentina 1 people, Azerbaijan 1 people, Cyprus 1 people, Rep. Czech Republic 1 person, India 1 person, Morocco 1 person, Norway 1 person, Philippines 1 person, Sweden 1 person and United Arab Emirates 1 person.

In addition, an immigration check has also been carried out on the arrival of passengers and crew of the Scoot Tigerair (TR 288) flight from Singapore to Denpasar with a crew of 6 people.

Among them are 5 Singaporeans, 1 Chinese, and 24 passengers with details of 8 Indonesian citizens and 16 foreigners, namely two Canadians, 2 French, 5 Germans, 1 Greek, 2 Singaporean, 3 British. and the United States 1 person.

Meanwhile, the application of VoA specifically for tourists was welcomed by a Singapore Airlines passenger named Monica Wang from Australia.

"I have been monitoring the news about the plan to implement this VoA from last week and waiting for the realization of this policy, and as soon as it was inaugurated by the Indonesian government, I immediately bought a ticket to Bali," said Monica.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Bali Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkum HAM) Office, Jamaruli Manihuruk, who directly observed the first day of VoA implementation at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, said that as of today's flight (7/3), a total of 7 foreigners have used VoA. with details of 1 passenger SQ938 and 6 passengers TR288.

"This VoA policy will make it easier for foreign tourists who will visit Bali. And with this convenience, it is hoped that it will increase the number of foreign tourists visiting Bali so that with more and more foreign tourists coming to Bali, it will revive tourism and grow the economy of the Balinese people," said Jamaruli.