ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA – The Ministry of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia has revoked the status of 17 international airports to become domestic airports.
This is stated in the Decree of the Minister of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia Number KM 31 of 2024 concerning the Designation of International Airports and the Decree of the Minister of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia Number KM 33 of 2024 concerning the Arrangement of National Airports.
This decision was welcomed positively by PT Angkasa Pura Indonesia (InJourney Airports).
InJourney Airports President Director Faik Fahmi said that the enactment of the Minister of Transportation’s Decree was in line with InJourney Airports’ transformation program regarding the process of structuring Indonesian airports.
With the aim of building more efficient and effective air connectivity, to encourage tourism and economic growth through better management of the aviation ecosystem including airports.
Before the issuance of Decree of the Minister of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia Number KM 31 of 2024, 31 InJourney Airports had international status in Indonesia.
“In fact, there are many airports with international status but there have been no international flights for a long time, or there are international flights but only 2-3 times a week,” said Faik Fahmi, Monday, April 29 2024.
“This has become inefficient and many of the facilities in the international terminal which are prepared according to regulatory standards are being used in a limited way. They have even been idle for too long, such as x-ray facilities, waiting rooms in the terminal, and so on. Therefore, the government needs to reorganize them,” he added.
Through the ongoing airport transformation process, which began with the merger of PT Angkasa Pura I and PT Angkasa Pura II, InJourney Airports will implement a regionalization pattern at the 37 airports it manages.
With the concept of regionalization, some airports are positioned as HUBs and some as SPOKE. In the future, an airport that no longer has international status does not mean it will be difficult for international passengers/tourists to access.
However, with the HUB and SPOKE pattern, good connectivity can be built from hub airports to all regions of Indonesia.
“This pattern is best practice in the global aviation industry and is generally accepted in many countries and has proven to be more effective,” said Faik.
The United States is an example
Faik gave the example of the United States which has around 2,000 airports, only 18 of its airports have international status/point of entry for international flights to the United States.
International passenger access to and from the US is through these 18 airports, which are then designed to be easily connected to other airports. non-international ones.
As an illustration, previously InJourney Airports managed 37 airports with 31 airports with international status and 6 airports with domestic status.
Of the 31 airports that have international status, after the publication of KM 31 of 2024, 16 airports have international status and 15 InJourney Airports have domestic status.
16 Airports with International Status
In detail, Faik explained, 16 airports currently managed have been designated as having international status, including, Aceh’s Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport, Deli Serdang’s Kualanamu Airport, Padang’s Minangkabau Airport, Pekanbaru’s Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport, Batam’s Hang Nadim Airport, Tangerang’s Soekarno Hatta Airport, Jakarta’s Halim Perdanakusuma Airport, and Kertajati Majalengka Airport.
Next are Yogyakarta Kulon Progo International Airport, Juanda Airport Surabaya, I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport Bali, Zainuddin Abdul Madjid Airport Lombok, SAMS Sepinggan Airport Balikpapan, Sultan Hasanuddin Airport Makassar, Sam Ratulangi Airport Manado, and Sentani Airport Jayapura.
“Through the implementation of the Ministry of Transportation’s regulations, we are optimistic that the national airport structure will become better and will also have positive implications for air connectivity and tourism in Indonesia,” said Faik.
17 Airports That Are Going Domestic:
1. Maimun Saleh Airport, Sabang
2. Sisingamaraja XII Airport, Silangit
3. Raja Haji Fisabilillah Airport, Tanjung Pinang
4. Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport, Palembang
5. Raden Inten II Airport, Lampung
6. H.A.S Hanandjoeddin Tanjung Pandan Airport
7. Husein Sastranegara Airport, Bandung
8. Adi Sutjipto Airport, Yogyakarta
9. General Ahmad Yani airport, Semarang 10. Adi Soemarno Airport, Solo
11. Banyuwangi Airport, Banyuwangi
12. Supadio Airport, Pontianak
13. Juwata Airport, Tarakan
14. Syamsuddin Noor Airport, Banjarmasin 15. El Tari Airport, Kupang
16. Pattimura Airport, Ambon
17. Frans Kaiseipo Airport, Biak. (ATN)
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