Avoiding bottlenecks for 10k+ pax will likely require different tactics! Aim for profitability by scaling up, but remember: more passengers, more problems! Getting 2,000 pax out is easy. The starter airport helps get aircraft landing & cash flowing almost immediately. Simple & familiar controls for a smooth takeoff Deeply simulated gameplay where each detail makes an impact - down to the trash cans. “I believe they are trying to do the right thing and things will hopefully get better now,” Powell wrote in his conclusion.You control everything, from the cruise-altitude decisions to the smallest ground-level details.Ĭhallenge yourself to create an efficient & profitable international hub in Career Mode, or create an artistic masterpiece without credit rating worries in Sandbox Mode.Ĭonstruct your terminal, hire staff, sign airline contracts, tweak the daily flight schedule, configure standby gate availability, plan & design your infrastructure - bag handling systems, roads & taxiways, fuel systems, runways, gates, hangars, service vehicles, and everything in between. In the follow-up article, Powell said that Bali authorities “have taken note of the congestion” and “there are now improvements made to ensure the airport experience will be smooth as far as possible.” Meanwhile, Powell himself has written another article titled “ UPDATE: Bali Airport Situation Improving & Arrival Queues To Normalize According To Authorities”, in which he said that he had received statements from the airport’s immigration head who told him that last Friday was “an extremely busy day with almost 9,000 arrivals.” So, we can say that this is a little bit of a made up story,” he added.Ĭoconuts Bali reached out to Powell via Loyalty Lobby for further comments, but the site responded by stating they “cannot comment on the issue right now.” “He only told a story based on what other people told him, but he could not verify when it happened where it happened. Based on the records from the CCTV cameras provided by Angkasa Pura, between leaving the plane and getting out of the immigration lineup, the time was 53 minutes,” Anggiat said. “During the incident, he did not experience what he said. We ask him that before 30 days he has to immediately leave Bali or the Indonesian territories,” he said in a press conference at the airport.Īnggiat said based on the bureau’s investigation, it actually took Powell less than an hour to pass through the immigration check.

The head of the Bali office of the Indonesian Ministry of Law and Human Rights Affairs, Anggiat Napitupulu, said yesterday that Powell’s claims were untrue, adding that the writer is still in Bali. The article caught the attention of Indonesian authorities. Ollila wrote, “Why can’t Indonesia and Bali get their act together, and why are visitors willing to put up with this arrival hell?” Powell mentioned that his colleague, John Ollila, Loyalty Lobby’s founder and main author, arrived in Bali in May this year and also faced a long airport queue (Ollila said in his own article that it took him 90 minutes from landing to exiting the airport after spending one hour in the immigration queue).īoth Powell and Ollila in their respective articles criticized the long process, with Powell saying, “I cannot see any of the people who were stuck in this line today ever coming back to Bali”. “After hearing of other traveller’s tales of woe, it was the best money ever spent in Bali,” he wrote. He said that he used a fast track service for a fee of IDR420,000 (US$28) and got out of the airport one hour and 15 minutes after arrival.

Powell wrote that he had pre-booked an arrival concierge as he was warned about facing long queues, and saw others ”were close to a breakdown after over five hours of standing in line”. In the article, Powell wrote that he had witnessed what he said was the “the worst situation regarding lineups” he had “ever experienced anywhere in the world”, adding that he has been a frequent air traveler for two decades. The author of the article is Sebastian Powell, who, according to the website’s About section, is a contributing editor who is originally from Germany and resides in Japan.

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