Jakarta: Beginning in June, the largest passenger aircraft in the world will fly between Bali and Dubai, boosting hopes for the island's tourism industry as it works to welcome 4.5 million foreign visitors this year.
The four-engine behemoth Airbus A380, which is flown by Emirates, will begin service to Bali's Denpasar airport on June 1. This will be the aircraft's first scheduled service to the archipelago and a significant development for Indonesia's aviation industry.
Bali, one of the most well-liked vacation spots on earth, has been regaining momentum since the COVID-19 pandemic severely damaged its tourism-based economy.
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Since eliminating the requirement for foreign visitors to stay in quarantine in Indonesia in March of last year, the island has welcomed more than 2.3 million visitors from abroad, a number that is still far below the record 6.2 million visitors from abroad in 2019, just before the pandemic.
Aiming to welcome 4.5 million foreign visitors in 2023, Bali's officials have set their sights on the robust rebound in international tourism. In the first two months of the year, more than 650,000 people have already visited.
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"The increased accessibility provided by this new service (from Emirates) will undoubtedly aid Bali in bringing in more tourists," The head of the Bali Tourism Agency, Tjok Bagus Pemayun,
Large opportunities to draw in the Middle Eastern market come with this large plane. According to local government data, more than 5,000 Middle Eastern tourists, including those from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have visited Bali in the first two months of the year. Additionally, there is a rising demand for vacations to the tropical island. The new A380 service was officially announced by Emirates, who cited rising customer demand.
According to Emirates Senior Vice President for Far East commercial operations, "the increase in demand for flights between Indonesia and Dubai following COVID-19 recovery this past year, especially to Bali, as well as the Indonesian public's sustained excitement towards the A380, are great indicators that this service will be well received in Indonesia."
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