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View all search resultsFollowing 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.
The Bandung administration hopes the airport can recover passenger traffic levels seen before the pandemic and before the transfer of most flights to Kertajati International Airport in Majalengka, which is located in the eastern part of West Java.
The West Java administration plans to give its stake in Kertajati International Airport in Majalengka to the central government and in return get a stake in Husein Sastranegara Airport in Bandung.
Bandung Mayor Muhammad Farhan has argued that many travelers from Bandung prefer to fly from Jakarta’s Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport rather than go to Kertajati International Airport in Majalengka, after Husein Sastranegara Airport’s closure in 2023.
The government will introduce GeNose pre-boarding tests for domestic travellers at four international airports on April 1. But health experts point to the lack of papers on the device's efficacy in peer-reviewed journals as a note of caution.
State-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II (AP II) has offered new routes from Husein Sastranegara International Airport in Bandung after the airport lost 56 flights to the new Kertajati International Airport in Majalengka regency, West Java, on Monday.
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