China has sent six charter planes to Indonesia to evacuate 17,000 Chinese tourists stranded at the airport of Denpasar because of the eruption of Agung volcano, RIA Novosti reported citing the Central Television of China.
China sends 6 charter planes to evacuate tourists from Indonesia
STEPANAKERT, NOVEMBER 30, ARTSAKHPRESS:The planes departed to Bali on the evening of November 29 from Guangzhou and Shenzhen airports.
According to media reports, the tourism sector suffered huge losses after the eruption of the volcano. A record number of already purchased tours, bookings and flights were canceled. Overall, 443 flights were canceled only on Tuesday, which affected 59 thousand passengers.
