‘Such a nightmare': Model blasts Bali’s Denpasar airport

An Australian model has gone viral after airing her one big Bali gripe that she says is an absolute “nightmare”.

An Australian model has gone viral after voicing her one big gripe with Bali’s Denpasar airport that she says could cause travellers to miss their flights.

Holiday-maker Dasha Daley recently posted a video to TikTok where she explained that getting out of the airport was a “nightmare”, claiming some people lined up for two hours just to get through immigration.

The Indonesian holiday island introduced electronic passport scanners earlier this year which has significantly sped up the process for arriving passengers to get through immigration.

Dasha shared a video about her experience. Picture: TikTok / @itsnotdasha

She gave helpful advice for other passengers flying into Bali. Instagram / @dashadaley_

However, getting out of Bali is a different story, with the Perth model stating that the old system is still being used, meaning very long delays.

“If you guys think travelling into Bali airport is bad, trying getting out,” Dasha said, showing the gathered crowd of travellers waiting to get through.

“People are missing their flights because we had to line up two hours at immigration and there’s literally nothing you can do about it.

“It’s such a nightmare here.”

In another clip, she let her followers known that if they wanted to skip the line on arrival, there was a couple things tourists needed to do.

“When you go to Bali make sure you get a visa online and pay the tourist levy beforehand,” she said.

“There is a huge line for immigration when you land.”

Dasha said many were missing their flights home. Picture: Instagram / @dashadaley_

For travellers that have done this, the entire process has been cut down to under a minute, with certain passengers now eligible to simply scan their passport at the gates and walk through.

The electronic gates are available for e-Visa on Arrival (e-VOA) holders and for those from ASEAN nations with electronic passports.

A tourist tax of AUD$15 has also recently been introduced to help the government pay for public services and upkeep of tourist sites on the island.

The gates are connected to international immigration databases and were introduced in the hopes it would ease the load as around 18,000 tourists arrive per day at Ngurah Rai International Airport.

This can explode to up to 36,000 a day during Bali’s peak holiday season.

Dasha claims she was denied water on her flight. Picture: TikTok / @itsnotdasha

She said getting out of Bali airport was a "nightmare". Picture: Instagram / @dashadaley_

Dasha added that she was talking to other tourists while waiting to leave Denpasar airport and many said they were “super annoyed” they were running very late to their flights.

She said she was only just able to make her Jetstar flight home but ran into another issue when she claims she was refused free water by the cabin crew.

“When you buy a bottle of water at the departure gate and they take it off you when you board as it’s not allowed,” she said.

“But then also refuse to serve free water when you’re suffering with Bali belly. Should be illegal.”

She claims she had purchased a bottle of water after passing the first security checkpoint but had it confiscated at a second before she got on the plane.

she said she requested water twice during the flight but was refused both times, despite struggling with stomach problems.

It is understood Denpasar International Airport requires all travellers to dispose of liquid containers larger than 100ml before boarding their flight.