Its owner is a Russian contractor residing on the island

An out-of-service plane lands in Bali to attract tourists

The plane was placed on a cliff in the southern coast of Bali to attract visitors to the island.

AFP

A decommissioned Boeing plane was placed on a cliff in the southern coast of Bali with the aim of attracting visitors to the Indonesian island, which, due to the epidemic, no longer attracts large numbers of tourists as it used to.

Finally, about 10 workers installed the parts of this old Boeing 737 plane, and it was placed on a cliff overlooking the beach of Niang Niang.

Felix Demmen, the new owner of the plane, aspires to turn it into a place where tourists can land, attracting those wishing to take pictures out of the ordinary.

The Russian contractor based in Bali hopes that his idea will contribute to reviving the tourism sector, which has been severely affected by the closure of the country's borders to foreign tourists.

"The repercussions of (Covid-19) have been dire for my mind," Demin told AFP.

No tourists have come for almost two years due to the lockdown measures.

And I want (the plane) to become a symbol that gives hope for the return of tourists to Bali.”

He revealed that the plane, which had been cut into multiple parts, was about to be sent to China for recycling before he bought it.

It took a full week to move the structure to Al-Jurf, after obtaining the necessary licenses.

However, some Bali residents expressed their fear that the plane would pollute the beach.

And the authorities lifted some of the restrictions in force on the island, finally, after recording very high levels of injuries and deaths last July and August.

Bali, which attracted millions of tourists each year before the pandemic, has launched a massive vaccination campaign in the hope of speeding up the revival of tourism vital to its economy.

The authorities have not given any confirmed date for reopening the country's borders to foreign tourists.

Felix Demmen: "The repercussions of (Covid-19) are dire for Bali... No tourists have come for nearly two years because of the closure."

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