Flight to Indonesia with intention to go to Sorong

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Siaran Pers : VoA Wisata untuk 43 Negara, Wisatawan ASEAN Bisa Masuk Indonesia Bebas Visa - Direktorat Jenderal Imigrasi

JAKARTA – Pemerintah melalui Direktorat Jenderal Imigrasi Kementerian Hukum dan HAM RI memperluas cakupan kebijakan pemberian Bebas Visa Kunjungan serta Visa Kunjungan Saat Kedatangan/VoA khusus wisata (BVKKW/VKSKKW). Dengan kebijakan baru ini, maka orang asing dari sembilan negara ASEAN bisa...

www.imigrasi.go.id

Seven airports are opened. You can enter Jakarta.

 

[tursiops]

And can international visitors arrive directly in Jakarata now? That was my question.

The air travel sites list flights to Jakarta. From DFW, even.
See details at CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA in Los Angeles, United States of America.

 

[FishCity]

I think maybe yes? See this but hopefully somebody will know.

EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA in Bern, ACCREDITED TO THE PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN SWITZERLAND

EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA in Bern, ACCREDITED TO THE PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN SWITZERLAND

kemlu.go.id

 

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Seven(more?) airports are opened and VOA is available. I believe only Bali, Jakarta and Manado are useful for most of us.
It seems there is NO direct flight from Bali to Sorong(I couldn't find it).
No international flight outside Asia touch down at Manado.

Sam Ratulangi International Airport - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Jakarta.

 

[Dan]

They said in an email they would go with 5.

Wow! They’d go with 5 out of 22 guests? No way they’d make money with rising fuel cost. Desperate measure for desperate time. June is not the peak season for Komodo anyway. July-August is. I’ll be there for Bali-Komodo-Bali, July 16 to August 6, planing for doing 50 dives, 3x/day.

 

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List of airlines of Indonesia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Many airlines to chose from.
Which one offers direct flight from Jakarta or Manado to Sorong? Bali has only indirect flight.
Which one has better track record on punctuality etc?

 

[tursiops]

List of airlines of Indonesia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Many airlines to chose from.
Which one offers direct flight from Jakarta or Manado to Sorong? Bali has only indirect flight.
Which one has better track record on punctuality etc?

Use Flight Connections. You can ask it from where to a specified airport are there direct flights. Put in MDC; Get:

Put the cursor on each dot and find the list of airports/cities.

Direct flights to Sorong:

 

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Use Flight Connections. You can ask it from where to a specified airport are there direct flights.

I know that first part.
However, punctuality etc is a very common question regarding the domestic airlines in Indonesia.

Indonesian airlines have some of the world's worst safety records

On Monday, a Lion Air plane with 188 passengers on board crashed into the sea off the island of Sumatra. Lion Air is a low-cost Indonesian airline.

www.wionews.com

That was from India's press

Here’s why Indonesia is so prone to airplane crashes - National | Globalnews.ca

Indonesia's aviation record is one of the worst in Asia, with more civilian airliner passenger accidents since 1945 than any other country in the region.

globalnews.ca

With so many flights everyday it is the least concern for me.
However, it is the cancellation/delay which might affect the rest of the trip has got most travellers worried.
Give yourself at least a day to buffer the "expected" is the most common advice.
Finally booking a domestic flight is not easy with some Indonesian airlines. I was going to arrange a trip to Dili in Timor-Leste yrs ago but Suriwijaya wouldn't sell me the ticket on line. I did not want to go to Bali and then buy the ticket over there. So I went to somewhere else. I only buy "through ticket" by Garuda even though it is a lot more expensive.

 

[Luca Brasi]

What about nusatrip

 

[Glenndini]

Also be aware that travel/medical insurance is now mandatory and must specifically cover COVOD-19 treatment and evacuation. As well as proof of vax etc. You must show evidence of a COVID-19 (PCR) test taken within 48 hours of departure to Indonesia.