AIRLINES HELPING BALI HOLIDAYMAKERS ON TRAVEL CHANGES By Neville D'Cruz

MELBOURNE, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- The Australian Government is working to ensure Australians are not penalised if they defer holidays to Bali because of a greater risk of terrorist attack following the execution of the Bali bombers.

Already Jetstar and Virgin Blue have waived charges for passengers who want
to delay travel to the holiday island following the weekend executions of
Amrozi, his brother Mukhlas and Imam Samudra, the Australian Associated Press
said.

Australia Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has been warning young school
leavers who are planning to have end-of-year celebrations in Bali to think
again.

"I welcome the news that Jetstar and Virgin Blue -- two of the airlines
that
have flights to Bali -- have waived their fees for travellers wishing to change
the date of their travel to Bali in November," he told parliament
Monday.

"I'm advised that so far as Jetstar is concerned, that the waiver of this
fee applies for changes made in November to as late as September next
year.

"I again call on all airlines and the travel industry generally to exercise
maximum flexibility," he said.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's smarttraveller website warns
of "credible information that terrorists could be planning attacks in
Indonesia".

The DFAT will organise a meeting of its Smarttraveller Consultative Group
and the travel industry this week to work through ways to enable travellers to
change their holiday plans.