Garuda flights continue

Garuda flights continue

SYDNEY (Dow Jones): Garuda Indonesia, the national carrier of
Indonesia, said Thursday its 30 weekly flights from Australia to
Bali, a popular tourist destination, have been unaffected by
violence in the neighboring island of Lombok.

"As Bali is unaffected by the current unrest in Lombok, our
flights continue as scheduled. There are no signs of
cancellations of bookings," said Agus Priyanto, Garuda's general
manager in New South Wales state.

The airline doesn't fly directly to Lombok, but many tourists
travel to Lombok by ferry from Bali.

Garuda said it has been receiving telephone calls from people
concerned about the safety of relatives currently visiting Bali.

Earlier this week, Muslim rioters on Lombok ransacked
churches, houses and businesses abandoned by Christian owners,
many of them members of Indonesia's Chinese minority.