Indonesia extends domestic travel restrictions

Indonesia has imposed capacity limits on domestic flights as part of a raft of measures that includes restrictions on children travelling. The Directorate-General of Civil Aviation states in a 27 July notice that effective immediately, capacity on all scheduled domestic flights will be capped at 70%. This is to allow for social distancing on board aircraft, it adds. The latest measures come as Indonesia extended restrictions across the country until early August. Existing measures for travellers from Bali and Java, where capital city Jakarta is located, have been extended to other islands and provinces, including Sumatra, Sulawesi and Kalimantan. This means that travellers from these areas will need to present a negative coronavirus test result, and have received at least one dose of the vaccine. Those not from the areas with tightened restrictions will need to present a negative coronavirus test. As with its previous announcement, the agency did not impose an outright ban on flights, but urged travellers to defer non-essential travel. <br/>