BANDUNG’S Husein Sastranegara International Airport will kick off expansion works on its passenger terminal next year.
The airport’s operation services manager, Iskandar Hamid, said: “The airport serves 74 flights with an average of 3,800 passengers a day, (so) it is beyond capacity already. By the end of the year, we are expecting to serve 1.4 million passengers, therefore it is crucial that we start expanding the terminal building.”
The airport’s current annual capacity is only half that number – 700,000 passengers – according to Hamid.
State-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura II has set aside Rp370 billion (US$38.5 million) to expand the facility from 5,000m2 to 20,000m2, which will boost its annual handling capacity to two million passengers.
Meanwhile, Hamid said there were requests for 46 additional domestic and regional frequencies for November, which if granted, will see the airport serving 120 flights a day.
