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Angkasa Pura II teams up with Indian GVK to boost tourism to Lake Toba
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Lake Toba in North Sumatra is a popular tourist destination. The government expects foreign arrivals to the area to increase from 250,000 to 1 million people over the next four years. (Courtesy of Indonesia.travel)
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tate airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II has cooperated with Indian airport operator GVK Airports to increase visits to the Lake Toba resort area. In the cooperation, Kualanamu International Airport will be transformed into a regional hub connected to the Silangit Airport.
The company said in a statement that the biggest airport on the island would serve routes to India, Sri Lanka and other countries in Asia and Middle East.
"GVK Airports has managed to transform Bangalore and Mumbai International Airports into the best airports in India and one of their portfolios was to increase connectivity between India and Sri Lanka,” PT Angkasa Pura II president director Budi Karya was quoted as saying by kontan.co.id, on Monday.
Budi said the company expected to double revenue garnered by Kualanamu International Airport within two years thanks to the cooperation, citing that the firm was also developing flights to cater to the rising demand for haj-bound pilgrimages from North Sumatra.
Meanwhile, GVK Airports airport development president Karthi Gajendran said the cooperation would revolve around an increase in flight traffic, aero business traffic services and non-aero business services.
Gajendran vowed to help transform Kualanamu International Airport into a regional hub.
Angkasa Pura II has teamed up with several airlines to open direct flights connecting Jakarta to Silangit, including with Garuda Indonesia and Sriwijaya Air.
Starting Friday last week, Wings Air also opened a direct flight from Kualanamu airport to Silangit airport. (dmr)
