Indonesia to ban all domestic air, sea travel to early June
14:52, 23/04/2020, ThursdayU: Update: 14:54, 23/04/2020, Thursday
REUTERS
Airport officer sprays disinfectant at a Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tangerang, near Jakarta, Indonesia March 25, 2020
Indonesia will temporarily ban domestic air and sea travel starting Friday, barring a few exceptions, to prevent further spread of coronavirus, Transport Ministry officials said on Thursday
The ban on air travel will be in place until June 1, Novie Riyanto Rahardjo, Transport Ministry's director general of aviation said. The ban on travel by sea will be in place until June 8, sea trasportation director general Agus Purnomo said.
Cargo transportation is exempted from the ban, the officials said.
The government is banning Indonesia's traditional annual exodus for Muslim holidays.
