Posted by spinningwheel on Monday, 2. November 2009 at 14:22 Bali Time:
I just want to warn people of the sham at the arrival hall a few days ago.
People who pay $37 for VIP VOA will not like what I witnessed.
There were about 500 people waiting after the Garuda morning flight from Perth.
There was going to be a long wait as a jumbo had just landed before us.
People who you would have to say were officials were offering a fastlane through the airport for RP100,000.
As we had a friend on crutches we decided to take it up.
I was amazed to see this in operation ,we were taken straight through the airport with know one checking to see who we were or looking at our passport to compare us with our photo.
There was no paperwork involved ,straight in the back pocket.
Now if I was a terrorist entering Bali I would go VIP or just pay RP100,000 and walk out without any problems.
This is blatant corruption of the first degree.
We are writing to the relevant agencys to inform them of this shocking sham at their airport.
They will lose a lot of visitors if this racket with immigration is not fixed up quickly.
They need to have more immigration channels to handle these crowds.
There are only three channels ,this should be doubled at least.
If people did not have to wait the VIP and payolla racket could be wiped out.
I have travelled the world and I have never seen anything like this anywhere else.
Bali government people get your immigration people sorted ,get rid of the corrupt group who are causing your airport to get a very bad name around the world.
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