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Sepinggan Airport on full alert for holiday period
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A Batik Air Airbus A320-200 parks at the terminal of Sepinggan International Airport in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. (Shutterstock/File)
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he authorities at Sepinggan Airport in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, are maintaining security at the highest level, a policy put into effect following terror attacks in East Java last month.
“We have further strengthened our alertness given the increase in passenger numbers as the Idul Fitri holiday travel season has started,” state airport operator Angkasa Pura (AP) I general manager Handy Heryudhitiawan said in Balikpapan on Thursday.
He said security measures at Sepinggan Airport were being conducted by both uniformed and non-uniformed personnel. They comprise aviation security officers and police and military personnel.
(Read also: Airlines add 15 flights from Balikpapan for Idul Fitri)
The personnel will closely scrutinize every vehicle entering the airport area, and uniformed patrols will monitor the arrival and departure terminals.
“We have to anticipate any possibilities,” said Heryudhitiawan.
More than 438,000 passengers are expected to use Sepinggan Airport over the course of the Idul Fitri holiday period. AP I has prepared an Idul Fitri Transportation Service Integrated Post at the airport’s departure terminal to assist holiday travelers. The integrated post will open 24 hours every day until June 24. (ebf)
