A European airlines namely Air France from France in cooperation with KLM of the Netherlands will make a direct flight from Amsterdam via Singapore to Denpasar. It is said Country Manager, Air France-KLM Colen Axel when the Mayor of Denpasar berudiensi IB. Dharmawijaya Rai Mantra, SE. Msi office of Mayor, Tuesday (10/11). According to the prime Colen will dilaunching flight on 7 December. It says opening a direct route from Europe to Denpasar as interest from European tourists to visit the Netherlands in particular Balinese increasing. During this Colen said the flight path from Amsterdam to Indonesia only through the Soekarno-Hatta airport.
“With this direct flight to Bali will make it easier for European tourists to come directly to Bali without having to transit in Jakarta,” said Colen. For a while this schedule Colen Amsterdam-Denpasar flight only three times a week ie on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday using the wide-body aircraft types Boing 300 aircraft capable of carrying 425 passengers.
Meanwhile, Mayor of Denpasar IB Mantra Rai who was accompanied by Head of Department of Tourism, Drs. Putu Budiasa welcomed the opening of direct flights from Amsterdam-Denpasar. With direct flights Rai Mantra expect traffic to Bali tourists especially from Europe will increase. “This certainly will have positive impact for the recovery of Bali tourism image in the eyes of the International, because the airline is the name that will be able to attract European tourist visiting Bali,” said Rai Mantra. On that occasion Rai Mantra also asked to Colen Axel can establish broader cooperation, especially in bringing tourists from the Netherlands.
He believes that Dutch tourists must be very interested to come to Denpasar because emosiaonal and historical ties so close, but Rai said this mantra to do with harmony and friendship between Indonesia and the Netherlands. “Especially in Denpasar still a lot of good heritage buildings and historic places tempak Dutch relic,” he said. While Budiasa said Putu Kadiparda from year to year the level of European tourists who visit come to Denpasar increasing. When viewed from the country, the French tourists who tops the number of tourists who come to Denpasar followed by Dutch, German and English.
