A Lion Air flight departing from Bali bound for Harbin, China was turned back on Tuesday morning when it couldn’t fly through Hong Kong airspace.
While more information hasn’t really come to light on what exactly the problem is with Lion Air’s permits in Hong Kong, we know now how inconvenient it must have been for all the passengers on board. Especially since their travel plans were ‘up in the air.’
Despite Ngurah Rai International Airport GM Trikora Harjo being quoted in local newspaper Tribun Bali yesterday as saying all passengers on the disrupted flight were dispatched to China, the same newspaper since reported that 174 passengers from the flight were stuck in Bali, with unclear departure times.
Passengers were waiting for departure information from Garuda, Lion Air, Sriwijaya, and Citilink, airport spokesman Shivelly S said later on Tuesday, as quoted by Tribun Bali.
