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View all search resultsBandung's Husein airport to start serving commercial jets in September
Following the President's instruction in May to "reactivate" Husein Sastranegara airport, the Transportation Ministry has announced that preparations were underway for the West Java capital to start welcoming domestic and international passengers on both propeller and jet aircraft in September.
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Passengers wearing masks walk along a concourse on Jan. 27, 2020, in the international arrivals terminal at Husein Sastranegara International Airport in Bandung, West Java, as cases of COVID-19 started to emerge in several Asian countries outside China. (Antara/M Agung Rajasa)
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he government is preparing to “reactivate” Husein Sastranegara International Airport in Bandung, West Java, to start serving scheduled flights operated by commercial jetliners in September.
“According to information from Angkasa Pura regarding Husein Sastranegara airport in Bandung, they’ve made preparations for it to begin operations on Sept. 17,” Lukman F. Laisa, the Transportation Ministry’s civil aviation director general, said on Tuesday, as quoted by Antara.
He was referring to the state-owned airport operator also known as InJourney Airports, with which the ministry had conducted an inspection to ensure that the airport was ready to resume operations.
The inspection results showed that several adjustments were needed so that the airport, which currently serves only scheduled domestic flights using propeller aircraft, would have the capacity to serve jetliners.
Lukman said several measures had been taken to elevate the airport’s operational standard, including by upgrading its rescue and firefighting services to category seven from category five previously. The runway would also be repaired and resurfaced to accommodate jet aircraft, he added.
Meanwhile, the government had started mapping flight routes and seeking input from airlines.
“We are classifying flight routes and we will look at airlines’ demand to see exactly where they want the routes to go. Once there’s new demand, we can develop an operational plan in line with the current conditions,” Lukman said.
