Seoul-Denpasar direct flights open

DENPASAR, Bali: Governor Ida Bagus Oka says the direct flights from Seoul to Jakarta via Denpasar to begin next month are expected to increase the number of South Korean visitors to the island.

Some 35,000 South Korean tourists visit the island every year, Oka told reporters after meeting with South Korean Ambassador Min Hyung Kee.

Oka also said that Bali has long had a cordial relationship with South Korea, especially its Cheju province, through the routine sending of cultural missions between the two countries. (imn)