Thousands of Aussies flying Jetstar are stranded in Bali for up to a week

Thousands of Aussies have been left stranded on the tropical island of Bali due to ongoing issues with Jetstar Airways

The Project TV has reported that between 1,000 and 4,000 Australians have been booted off their booked flights leaving from Denpasar airport to Australia, and have been left waiting for a replacement flight.

Though September is less than a week in, multiple Jetstar flights leaving from the Indonesian airport have already been cancelled this month due to “engineering issues”. Today alone, there are twelve Jetstar flights that are scheduled to fly from Bali to various airports in Australia.

“We sincerely apologise for the frustration and inconvenience this disruption has caused our customers,” a Jetstar spokesperson said in a statement.

It continued, “Our teams are looking at every option to get passengers on their way as soon as possible, including seats on Qantas flights and operating ad hoc services where possible.

“A flight credit or refund will also be made available to passengers who no longer wish to travel.”

And, the “engineering issues” aren’t the only problem that air travellers are facing at the moment. As reported by news.com.au, over 350 ground handlers from Dubai National Air Travel Agency (Dnata) plan to walk off the job on Monday, September 12th for at least 24 hours.

And with the workers being based across Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide airports, travel in the three big Aussie cities will be affected. The one-day strike will mainly impact international operations, although some domestic travel could also be disrupted.

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