President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto ordered the expansion of the network of international airports throughout the country. The agency reports this Antara.
«The President instructed to open as many international airports as possible in different regions», – said the Secretary of the Cabinet of Ministers of the country Teddy Indra Vijaya, as quoted by the agency.
It is noted that the Indonesian Ministry of Transport has again assigned international status to three airports: Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport in Palembang, H. A. S. Hananjoeddin Airport in Banka Belitung Province and General Ahmad Yani Airport in Semarang.
Minister of Transport Dudi Purwagandi he explained that this decision was due to increased passenger traffic after the pandemic. The reopening of international destinations is seen as a step towards economic and tourism development.
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