Bali Airport Meets International Standar

Bali airport meets international standar

JAKARTA, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) — The United States on Thursday declared that the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali Island has fulfill international safety standard, a top official from Indonesian Transport Ministry said here.

Director of Aviation of the ministry Budhi Mulyawan Suyitno said that the U.S. allowed airlines from the country to land at the airport.

The U.S. declared in December 2005 that Ngurah Rai Airport was unsafe for U.S. planes for landing following the planning of Continental airlines, one of the U.S. flight carrier, to open direct route from U.S. to Bali.

Suyitno said the announcement is a good news for Indonesia, which will be hosting the United Nations Climate Change Conferencein December 2007.

It is hoped that the lift will encourage more American touriststo visit the country, he said.

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