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Flights to Jayapura, Ternate to be the first to take off from Terminal 3
State-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura II (AP II) is busying itself with final preparations for the start of operations at Terminal 3 by instructing all modes of public transportation to enter the terminal.
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Interim Angkasa Pura II president director Djoko Murdjatmodjo speaks to journalist at Terminal 3 on Aug. 3. (thejakartapost.com/Anton Hermansyah)
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tate-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura II (AP II) is busying itself with final preparations for the start of operations at Terminal 3 by instructing all modes of public transportation to become familiar with the terminal.
Starting on August 9, the first day of Terminal 3 operation, all of PT Garuda Indonesia's domestic flights will be moved to Terminal 3. Two planes heading for Eastern Indonesia will be the first flights out of Terminal 3.
"We have GA-654 to Jayapura and GA-648 to Ternate. Both of them [are scheduled to] depart at 01:40," said Garuda service director Nicodemus Lampe, at a press conference at Terminal 3 in Tangerang, Banten, on Wednesday.
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On August 8, a day before official operations begin at the new terminal, AP II will deploy 100 people to guide vehicles at intersections and the drop off area.
AP II president director ad interim Djoko Murjatmodjo said airport taxis and buses had been ordered to drive through Terminal 3 at least once a day starting Thursday, with or without passengers.
"This is part of a program to familiarize them with the pick-up and drop-off points," Djoko said. (ags)
