JAKARTA’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport has finally kicked-off its expansion project to ease the strain on overcrowding (TTG Asia e-Daily, July 11, 2011).
State-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura II has set aside 7.2 trillion rupiah (US$766 million) for the project, which will include the expansion of Terminal 3, renovation of Terminals 1 and 2, and addition of apron capacity.
Angkasa Pura II managing director, Tri Sunoko, said: “The expansion will increase airport capacity to 62 million passengers per year, which is targeted to materialise by the end of 2014.”
According to Sunoko, Soekarno-Hatta was the 12th busiest airport in the world last year with 51.5 million passengers, exceeding its capacity of 22 million passengers a year.
Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony yesterday, Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the revitalised airport would help to enhance regional connectivity.
