Israel and the US Attack Iran, Several Flights at Ngurah Rai Cancelled

I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport announced that several flights to the Middle East were canceled due to the impact of the Israeli and American aggression on Iran. (Dok, Angkasapusa)

BADUNG - I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport reported that as of Sunday, a total of five international departure flights with 1,631 prospective passengers from Bali were canceled due to the closure of airspace in a number of Middle Eastern countries, following the US-Israel and Iran conflicts.

"For now we have five departing flights that have been canceled, according to our data we received there are approximately 1,631 passengers," said Communication and Legal Division Head of I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport Gede Eka Sandi, as reported by Antara.

Eka Sandi in Badung Regency, Sunday, explained that thousands of international passengers had accumulated since yesterday, where they were passengers from Emirates, Qatar, and Etihad airlines.

If detailed, the flights affected by the closure of the airspace include the Etihad EY477 STD airline which should fly at 18.45 Wita yesterday from Denpasar (DPS) to Abu Dhabi (AUH), Emirates EK369 STD which should fly at 19.45 Wita yesterday from Denpasar (DPS) to Dubai (DXB), Qatar Airways QR963 STD at 18.50 Wita yesterday from Denpasar (DPS) to Doha (DOH), Emirates EK399 STD at 00.25 Wita early this morning from Denpasar (DPS) to Dubai (DXB), and Qatar Airways QR961 STD at 00.30 Wita early this morning from Denpasar (DPS) to Doha (DOH).

In fact, Emirates, Qatar, and Etihad planes are known to still be parked at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport.

Eka Sandi ensured that some of the passengers affected, especially those who had been waiting at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport since yesterday, had been placed in hotels by their respective airlines.

Meanwhile, the rest have not arrived at the airport because they have learned about the conflict situation in the Middle East through intensive coordination with the airline.

"We are working with the airline to ensure that the affected passengers are accommodated and we from the airport are preparing help to help the airline provide services to passengers so that when passengers apply for refunds, change routes, and change schedules, they feel well-served," said Eka Sandi.

Until now, there have been no signs that flights that have been canceled or adjusted will fly normally, because the airspace of several countries is still closed.

However, the I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport ensured that it would continue to provide information updates and the help desk room would continue to be opened until this issue was handled.

Eka Sandi also continues to coordinate intensively with airport stakeholders such as AirNav and security parties to ensure smoothness if there are passengers who have not received information.

In general, apart from flights that cross countries whose airspace is closed such as Iran, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and parts of Syria, flights to and from Bali are guaranteed to run normally.