Purbalingga Airport Construction May Kick Off in April: Minister

Purbalingga: Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has given the assurance that the construction of Jenderal Besar Soedirman Airport in Purbalingga regency, Central Java Province, will begin in April 2019.
 
"We will complete the administrative requirements first. Insya Allah (God willing), we will start it by early April. (The construction of the airport), including terminal and runway, will likely be completed in one year," he stated, while inspecting the project at Wirasaba village in Purbalingga regency, on Tuesday.
 
The runway will be 1.6 thousand meters in length, to enable aircraft of ATR types to land, he noted.

The presence of the airport will shorten travel time from Jakarta to Purbalingga, Purwokerto, and surrounding areas, he remarked.
 
"I have just checked (the conditions). It is only a matter of administrative requirements between the state airport operator Angkasa Pura II and the Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU)," he explained.
 
Meanwhile, Angkasa Pura II Technical and Operations Director, Djoko Murjatmodjo, noted that his side is in the process of tendering the construction of the runway of 1.6 thousandmeters in length and 30 meters in width to allow ATR-72 aircraft to land.
 
"Hopefully, the tender will be completed by late April or early May," he pointed out.
 
The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded 15.8 million foreign tourist arrivals throughout 2018. It grew by 12.58 percent compared to the previous year.
 
Indonesia welcomed 1.41 million foreign tourist arrivals in December 2018. It increased by 21.43 percent compared to the previous month
 
The room occupancy rate of star classification hotels in Indonesia reached an average of 59.75 percent in December 2018. It decreased by 0.44 percentage point compared to the previous month.
 
The five countries listed as the top five sources of tourist arrivals in Indonesia last year  were Malaysia, with 2.50 million, or 15.83 percent; China, with 2.14 million, or 13.52 percent; Singapore, with 1.77 million, or 11.19 percent; Timor Leste, with 1.76 million, or 11.15 percent; and Australia, with 1.30 million, or 8.23 percent.  (Antara)
 
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