Indonesian consulate service warns about deceptive flight advertising

The Indonesian consulate service in Macau (KJRI Macau) issued a statement yesterday afternoon on its social media platforms in response to rumors over the opening of a direct flight route linking the Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, and Macau.
In the statement, the KJRI Macau notes that the Consulate is not aware of the establishment of any flight route between Jakarta and Macau during April and May this year. It also alerted people to the likelihood of the announcement being false, warning Indonesian citizens to exercise caution to not be caught up in any scam.
An online advertisement published on Indonesian migrant workers’ Facebook groups is from an alleged travel agency calling for reservations for a series of flights that will take place during this month and May.
The post states that three flights were planned for April and another eight for May this year.
The establishment of such flights was never acknowledged by any airliner or the Civil Aviation Authority of Macau.
Starting last year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the delegation of the KJRI in Macau has been organizing, together with KJRI in Hong Kong, a channel for the repatriation of several Indonesian citizens stranded in Macau through a special channel to the Hong Kong International Airport. RM