Foreign tourist arrivals in March 2021 increased 14.54 percent: BPS 3rd May 2021
Deputy for Distribution and Services Statistics of BPS, Setianto, while holding a virtual press conference in Jakarta on Monday. (ANTARA/Youtube)
Indeed, (the figure) is still far (lower) as compared to the corresponding period in 2020 and 2019, but figures for the January-March 2021 period have increased, although (they) are not too many Jakarta (ANTARA) - Foreign tourist arrivals in March 2021 rose by 14.54 percent to reach 132,600, from 115,800 recorded in the previous month, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS). Indeed, (the figure) is still far (lower) as compared to the corresponding period in 2020 and 2019, but figures for the January-March 2021 period have increased, although (they) are not too many, Deputy for Distribution and Services Statistics of BPS, Setianto, stated at a virtual press conference here on Monday.
Bali s Ngurah Rai airport rolls out COVID breathalyzer test
8th April 2021 4 hours ago
Passengers queue up to take the GeNose C-19 test at the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali on Friday.
Ngurah Rai International Airport is the fifth airport to implement GeNose after the Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II international airport in Palembang, Husein Sastranegara airport in Bandung, Yogyakarta international airport, and Juanda airport in Suraba Jakarta (ANTARA) - GeNose, a COVID-19 breathalyzer developed by an Indonesian scientist, can initially be utilized at Bali’s Ngurah Rai international airport for screening travelers, Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has said.
“Ngurah Rai International Airport is the fifth airport to implement GeNose after the Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II international airport in Palembang, Husein Sastranegara airport in Bandung, Yogyakarta international airport, and Juanda airport in Surabaya on April 1 (2021),” Sumadi said in a press
Tuesday, 2 March 2021, 6:39 am
Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific has
today revealed this year’s winners of the Airport Service
Quality (ASQ) awards in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East
regions. The awards highlight the world’s best airports as
judged by their customers.
The COVID-19 pandemic has
had a dramatic impact on global passenger traffic in 2020 as
well as changing customer perceptions and expectations of
the airport experience.
Twenty-eight airports from
Asia-Pacific and two from the Middle East took home the
prestigious Best Airport for customer experience
award.
Based on new hygiene-related questions added to
the survey questionnaire, ACI introduced a new award for
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The low-cost carrier is catering to a thirst for domestic travel by ramping up connectivity in both countries.
In Langkawi, the first AirAsia flight from Kota Bharu was greeted with a water salute. (Photo: AirAsia)
Those in Peninsular Malaysia looking to travel this festive season can take advantage of several new routes launched by AirAsia. Today marked the debut of regular passenger services between Penang and Kota Bharu as well as Johor Bahru and Kota Bharu. Both routes will be flown every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, with the flight time to Kota Bharu lasting one hour from Penang and one hour and 15 minutes from Johor Bahru.