Ngurah Rai airport in Bali is a funky little place. They place a jazzy version of Balinese traditional tunes over the loudspeaker, there are ‘Oleh oleh Bali’ (Bali gift shops) around and the compact, rundown nature of the place somehow fits with Bali’s village type image.
Indonesia has many small domesic airlines, some i have not heard of before. There offices and check in desks seem more like car rental desks than airlines. The recorded female voice over the loudspeaker “Flight 214 to JAKARTA leaving at gate FIFTEEN!!!”
Interesting to observe the middle class Indonesians who are flying out from Bali to other parts of the country. Sitting waiting for my plane I spot the Cempaka Lounge, specially created for card holders of BII, Lippo Bank and others. CitiBank also has its member lounges in many Indonesian airports.
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Thanks Kore, by the way, your BBQ sauce was a hit with the family.
CitiBank has to be issued from Indoneisian CitiBank to be used for free entry into the lounge. You can ask at the door what the fee is. I think it is about 50,000 rp. It might not be a bad deal the way the domestic airlines always delay the flights. The AC is normally better in the lounge and you have snacks and beverages. Many also have their own restrooms as well.