{"id":33382,"date":"2026-03-04T09:40:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T01:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=33382"},"modified":"2026-03-04T09:40:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T01:40:46","slug":"thousands-of-passengers-stuck-in-indonesias-bali-after-war-grounds-planes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=33382","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of passengers \u2018stuck\u2019 in Indonesia\u2019s Bali after war grounds planes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Passengers stranded on the <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Indonesian<\/span> resort island of Bali clamoured for flight news on Tuesday as the outbreak of war in the <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Middle East<\/span> grounded planes and turned a tropical holiday dream into an ordeal for many.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Hundreds were crowded at Ngurah Rai International Airport, many dressed in shorts, flip-flops and summer dresses, their expressions dour.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Many sat on the floor, exhausted, and one man repeatedly hit a wall in frustration.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cI just kind of want to see my family \u2026 right now it\u2019s a bit stressful,\u201d said British tourist Adam Woo, transiting through Bali after holidaying on the neighbouring island of Lombok.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-inline-container e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"image-inline caption e1fvabeq0 css-19sk4h4 ea9pn0s0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<figure class=\"image-inline caption ea9pn0s1 css-1qeofuq e1gf69pb0\" data-qa=\"ArticleImage-ArticleImageContainer\">\n<div data-qa=\"ArticleImage-handleRenderImage-ImageContainer\" class=\"css-0 e1gf69pb3\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Stranded passengers hang around Bali\u2019s Ngurah Rai International Airport on Monday. 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Photo: AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">The 23-year-old student said he saw the missiles start flying on the news \u201cand I was a bit worried about my flight\u201d \u2013 especially after Dubai International Airport was hit in <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Iran<\/span>\u2019s response to a <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">US<\/span>&#8211;<span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">Israeli<\/span> attack.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cObviously, everyone around the world at the moment is kind of stuck,\u201d Woo said. \u201cAll the travel agencies are swamped with people calling in. 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