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Australian
consular officials are stationed at Denpasar International Airport in Bali to
offer assistance to any Australians who have been affected by budget carrier
Air Australia’s sudden collapse on Friday.
Two flights
leaving Bali for Australia, with over 100 passengers booked on each, were
scheduled to depart tonight and tomorrow.
Australian
embassy spokesman in Jakarta, Ray Marcelo, said consular officials will offer
assistance such as emergency loans and help finding places for passengers to
stay.
Air
Australia’s collapse in February may be serendipitous because it is a quieter
travel month for Australians to Bali, and other flights may have spare capacity
to accommodate stranded passengers, Marcelo said.
Air
Australia advised its passengers to find alternative flights.
Marcelo
said the embassy has not yet received any requests for assistance, however it
is prepared for the possibility some people may not know about Air Australia’s
collapse and will arrive at the airport expecting to board a flight.
“We will
have to wait and see,” he said.
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