Airport to conduct audit of electrical systems

The management of Soekarno Hatta International Airport has said it will conduct a thorough inspection of its electrical systems after a third power blackout in recent weeks caused at least 63 flights to be delayed and shut down crucial flight control systems on Friday.

“Other airport operators in the country will also conduct similar audits,” Tri S. Sunoko, airport operations director at PT Angkasa Pura II, told reporters on Saturday.

State-owned Enterprises Minister Mustafa Abubakar has instructed Angkasa Pura and state power company PT PLN to investigate the blackout.

Mustafa gave the two companies three days to learn what led to Friday’s blackout, which was the third to hit the airport in recent weeks. He said such an incident should never happen again.