Jetstar, Virgin Blue and Garuda airlines have told The Age newspaper that Australian government advice to reconsider travelling to Indonesia, including Bali, was not deterring passengers from visiting the tourist hot spot.
Austalians are being warned by the Federal gevenment of a high risk of another terrorist attack in Indonesia following the bombings of the JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels in Jakarta that killed nine people, inluding three Australians.
Jetstar spokesman Simon Westaway said Australians tended to react calmy to International threats and passangers were not canceling tickets.
“Whether or not it is stopping someone from going in and booking a flight today, it’s hard to tell,” he said.
He said passengers planning to travel to Jakarta had been offered the chance to defer their travel at no cost this week.
Garuda Melbourne sales manager Ian Murton said the airline had one cancellation yesterday on a Bali flight and the passenger had told him it was due to illness.
“As of now we are monitoring the phones and we’ve had no negative reaction but some people book through wholesalers and travel agents and we might not be able to tell for another 24 to 48 hours,” he said.

News by International Bali Post

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