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View all search resultsLong Indonesia’s premier tourist destination, Bali keeps getting all the attention, and ongoing government initiatives, rather than spread out development across the country, further cement the island’s dominance, to the extent that many now worry about overtourism.
State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir said the ministry, after conducting a review of the project, had concluded it was unnecessary to build the new terminal. The government’s new plan to expand the airport's three existing terminals, Erick said, would cost only Rp 1 trillion.
The government is preparing the Nusantara International Airport in the Nusantara Capital City (IKN) to receive the Boeing Business Jet 2 presidential aircraft, with the airport construction expected to be completed by the end of this year to receive even larger aircraft.
Nusantara Capital City (IKN) Authority head Basuki Hadimuljono said the target was for work on ministerial infrastructure to wrap up by the end of October. Meanwhile, trials will be launched for the use of larger aircraft at Nusantara’s airport, according to the Transportation Ministry.
The new airport in Nusantara Capital City (IKN) will be more useful if it also serves passengers who want to go on haj, umrah (minor haj) and trips to and from the future capital city in East Kalimantan, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said.
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