Tag: Bali Airport

Photo of Andrew Joseph McLean with Immigration officers when he was about to be deported at Bali Airport.

Four Months in Limbo: A New Zealander’s Path from Criminal Case to Deportation in Bali

January 31, 2026

DENPASAR, Bali — The forced removal of 50-year-old New Zealander Andrew Joseph McLean from Bali on the evening of Friday, January ...

Proactive Screening: Bali’s Gateway Airport Implements Thermal Scanners for Nipah Virus Vigilance

by Hey Bali Newsroom

January 29, 2026

In a measured response to increased international cases, Ngurah Rai International Airport has activated enhanced health surveillance, underscoring the island's ...

Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport Set for Major Expansion, Aiming for 32 Million Passengers

by Hey Bali Newsroom

January 24, 2026

Indonesia’s Transportation Ministry has outlined ambitious plans to increase the capacity of Bali’s main international gateway through significant investment, with ...

Screenshot of a video of Balinese residents stopping at the side of the road just to record a plane taking off (Hey Bali)

Viral Videos, Real Danger: Why Stopping for Plane Shots on Bali’s Airport Highway Is Risky

by Hey Bali Newsroom

January 24, 2026

A dangerous trend of drivers pulling over to film low-flying planes is escalating safety concerns on the Bypass Ngurah Rai, ...

An Australian man with the initials PDH was arrested by police after being involved in a dispute with a British citizen at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, Bali. (Photo: Doc. I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport Police)

Australian Man Arrested at Bali Airport for Allegedly Assaulting British Traveler

by Hey Bali Newsroom

January 21, 2026

An alleged assault in a departure lounge restaurant has resulted in the detention of an Australian man, highlighting tensions that ...

Bali Governor Wayan Koster delivered a speech at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a shortcut road in Buleleng Regency, Bali Province, Wednesday (January 7, 2026) (Bali Provincial Government Public Relations.)

Bali’s Tourism Windfall: Rp 170 Trillion Earned, But What Comes Next?

by Hey Bali Newsroom

January 8, 2026

JAKARTA / BALI — For an island that has marketed itself as the ultimate tropical escape, the numbers coming out ...

Indonesia’s Celebrities Expose Ngurah Rai Airport Transport Pricing

by Hey Bali Newsroom

January 7, 2026

DENPASAR, Bali — The journey that should feel like a simple welcome often becomes a negotiation at Ngurah Rai Airport. ...

The atmosphere at the International Arrivals Terminal of I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, Badung Regency, Bali Province /Doc. Ngurah Rai Airport Public Relations (Ngurah Rai Airport Public Relations Document)

Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport Reactivates Thermal Scanners Amid “Super Flu” Spread

by Hey Bali Newsroom

January 6, 2026

DENPASAR, Bali — Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport has begun reactivating thermal scanning equipment and temperature checks, a familiar ...