Garuda Indonesia drops Japan-Bali flight over omicron

Sole international service to tourism-dependent island due to have started Sunday

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Garuda Indonesia has cancelled planned flights connecting Bali and Japan.  © Reuters

SHOTARO TANI, Nikkei staff writer

JAKARTA -- Garuda Indonesia, the country's flagship air carrier, has canceled planned flights connecting Tokyo and Bali due to concerns over the omicron COVID variant, dealing a further blow to the tourism-dependent island.

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