It will not come a surprise to anyone who has travelled through Bali’s Ngurah Rai airport that Travel and Leisure magazine has named it one of the “12 Ugliest Airports in the World”.

The magazine’s Karrie Jacobs contends that Bali’s air gateway has “gone out of (its) way to acquire the uncanny placelessness that typifies the modern airport”.

And according to Bali Update (www.balidiscovery.com) Bisnis Bali reports that despite a total of 26 visa-on-arrival counters at Ngurah Rai International Airport, delays of as much as two hours are being encountered by those landing during peak traffic hours.

The longest queues are between the hours of 2pm and 5pm when as many as 1,200 passengers arrive. Continue reading →