In order to avoid long queues at the airport due to visa travelers checks Indonesian government officially as of February 1, 2009 to announce the implementation of visa on board (inspection or visa checks on the aircraft or during flight).

In the early stages of the implementation of new visa on board only for flights from Japan to Bali with Garuda Indonesia Airlines.

With the implementation of visa on board is expected to minimize long lines at the airport mainly due to the implementation of visa on arrival or short visit visa. Because tourists have been lining up for one to two hours to check visas.

Minister of Culture and Tourism Jero Wacik after the inauguration of the implementation of visa on board in Tuban, Monday (1 / 2) states to the fore the implementation of visa on board will also be applied to countries that become potential markets of Bali, Korea and Australia.

“Because if there is one aircraft from Australia’s contents Touris plane, the core potential markets of Bali,” said Jero Wacik.

Jero Wacik hoped the visa application on board the tourist visit to Bali increased to reach 2.5 million tourists.

Meanwhile, Bali Tourism Office this year targeting the tourist visit to Bali to reach 2.3 million tourists.