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ONE of Indonesian tourism service agent, PT Cahaya Matahari Rembulan, temporarily suspended ticket sales for Chinese tourists who will travel to the city of Solo following the outbreak of the corona virus in the country.
According to the Director of PT Cahaya Matahari Rembulan Pupun Pantiana Gunmantono in Solo said we had temporarily stopped until an undetermined deadline. Previously the local government had banned flights from China abroad due to these conditions. In fact, agents must refund tickets to their customers in China.
Regarding this matter, our travel agent admitted that we had to revise a number of business plans that had been prepared considering that China had been the main market of PT Cahaya Matahari Rembulan.
Meanwhile, the last time PT Cahaya Matahari Rembulan brought tourists from Kunming, China, last week before finally temporarily stopping ticket sales for the route.
“That was our last group before finally stopping. Then we will bring tourists again if this plague has subsided,” Rembulan said.
Meanwhile, the Adi Soemarmo Airport in Surakarta seeks to anticipate the spread of the corona virus by preparing a thermal scan device on the path to the immigration gate.
“Since the news about the corona virus outbreak has been busy, so far there have not been any indications of an influx of migrants entering the Solo virus,” said Airport Operations and Safety Senior Manager at Adi Soemarmo Goentoro Airport.
However, it still monitors it in accordance with procedures. As is known, the corona virus is spreading in China. While Adi Soemarmo Airport itself has direct flights on the Solo-Kunming route, China.
“However, the installation of the thermal scan tool is not only intended for passengers from Kunming but also to ensure the body temperature of all passengers from international flights,” he said.
He said the installation of the thermal scan device itself had been done a long time ago as part of the Port Health Office (KKP) quarantine procedure. According to him, the tool is always active to monitor the spread of the virus from abroad. [antaranews/photo special]
