Indonesia to partially reopen resort island Bali

A tourist wearing face sunbathe as beaches are gradually reopening following months of lockdown due to the new coronavirus outbreak, in Bali, Indonesia. Indonesia said Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, that it plans to reopen the airport in the resort island of Bali for international flights on Oct. 14, after closing it for more than a year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. - AP

JAKARTA, Oct 4 (AFP): Indonesia will reopen the resort island of Bali to select international travellers next week, a senior minister said, after the pandemic starved the holiday hotspot of one of its primary sources of income.

The island's Ngurah Rai International Airport will be open to international travelers from South Korea, China, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Dubai, and New Zealand as of October 14, maritime and investment minister Luhut Panjaitan told a press conference.