Nyepi knocks flights
Bali’s Nyepi airport shutdown is forcing significant flight schedule changes — airlines serving Australia, India, the UK and Singapore are adjusting plans around the day‑of‑silence closure. (travelandtourworld.com)
AirNav’s NOTAM A0096 orders a full halt to regular commercial operations at I Gusti Ngurah Rai (DPS) from 06:00 WITA on 19 March 2026 until 06:00 WITA on 20 March 2026. (en.antaranews.com) Airport and industry counts show the 24‑hour suspension will affect roughly 440 scheduled aircraft movements. (adept.travel) The airport published “edge” windows that place the last domestic departures at 23:10 on 18 March and the last international departures at 01:30 on 19 March local time. (adept.travel) When operations resume the first scheduled domestic departure is at 07:00 and the first international departure at 08:15, a timing compression authorities and carriers warn will create transfer backlogs. (adept.travel) General Manager Nugroho Jati described the shutdown as routine to support Nyepi observance and confirmed airlines were notified under NOTAM A0096. (medcom.id) Industry reporting lists impacted carriers that serve DPS as including Garuda Indonesia, Qantas and Jetstar, Singapore Airlines, AirAsia, Air India, Emirates, Turkish Airlines and Cathay Pacific among others. (travelandtourworld.com)
