Bali Immigration Checks Permits For 112 Singapore Airlines Passengers Landing At Ngurah Rai

Hundreds of Singaporean-Denpasar foreigners arrived at Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali, Wednesday (16/02/2022). ANTARA/HO (Antara/Ayu Khania Pranisitha/2022)

DENPASAR - The Immigration Office Class I Special Immigration Checkpoint (TPI) Ngurah Rai, Bali, checked the completeness of the immigration documents of 112 foreign nationals (WNA) who were passengers on a Singapore Airlines flight with the Singapore-Denpasar route.

"An inspection has been carried out, including a residence permit and an entry permit, on the crew and passengers of the Singapore Airlines flight number SQ-938 with the route Singapore (SIN) to Denpasar (DPS) Bali, which landed at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport," said the Head The Regional Office (Kanwil) of the Bali Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkum HAM) Jamaruli Manihuruk in Denpasar quoted Antara, Thursday, February 17.

He explained that the plane with flight number SQ-938 landed again at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Wednesday, February 16, carrying 159 passengers, consisting of 47 Indonesian citizens (WNI), 112 foreigners and 13 cabin crew.

As many as 82 foreigners came using a visit visa, while 28 foreigners with a Limited Stay Permit Card (Kitas) and an APEC Business Travel Card or Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card were as many as two people.

"The Singapore Airlines flight from Singapore to Denpasar has finally landed in Bali. This is Singapore Airlines' first commercial flight to Bali, after two years this route has stopped operating due to the pandemic. Hopefully this international flight can break Bali's economy," he said.

Singapore Airlines SQ-938, on Wednesday at around 12.20 WITA, obtained an entry permit at the international arrivals area of TPI I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport.

On the same occasion, Singapore Airlines aircraft also dispatched passengers from Bali to Singapore, with flight number SQ-939, which carried 61 passengers consisting of 30 Indonesian citizens, 31 foreigners, and 13 cabin crew.

This flight is the second international route that is already operating at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport. Previously, Garuda Indonesia with the Narita-Denpasar route had operated through Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport.