Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Thu, 12/23/2010 12:20 PM | Business
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State airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I is readying to expand Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, saying it will organize a tender for the first phase of the project soon.
The expansion has been estimated to require up to Rp 1.9 trillion (US$ 210 billion) in investment and is scheduled for completion by 2013.
“The project will be separated into four phases. We are ready to commence the first phase, disbursing Rp 227.7 billion in investment,” Angkasa Pura I planning director Yuda Prana Sugarda said in Jakarta on Wednesday, adding that during the first phase the company would construct access roads and substitute buildings.
The second phase will require Rp 344 billion, while the third and fourth phases will cost Rp 1.2 trillion and Rp 100 billion, he said.
Of this amount, up to Rp 1.2 trillion will be financed by the state and the government investment center, involving three state banks — Mandiri, BNI and BRI. The remainder will be taken from the company’s cash reserves.
According to an earlier report, under the planned expansion Angkasa Pura would switch the domestic and international terminals to cope with an increase in international passengers.
The new international terminal would also be expanded to cover 120,000 square meters.
The management also plans to build a 39,000-square-meter three-story parking with room for up to 1,500 vehicles.
By 2013, the airport’s terminals will cover 190,000 square meters and be able to serve up to 20 million passengers a year.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/12/23/angkasa-pura-i-ready-tender-bali-airport-expansion.html
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Thursday, December 23, 2010
Friday, August 6, 2010
Ngurah Rai airport to get Rp 2 trillion face-lift
The Jakarta Post, Kuta | Fri, 08/06/2010 10:56 AM | Business
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State-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I said it will spend Rp 2 trillion ($US224 million) to renovate Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport to improve service to domestic and international travelers.
Speaking to reporters in Kuta, Bali, on Thursday, president director Tommy Soetomo said the company would construct a new, 126,000 square meter terminal designated for international flights.
Tommy said the current terminal would be assigned specifically for domestic arrivals and departures.
Ngurah Rai currently serves 9 million passengers per year, comprised of 4.6 million domestic and 5 million international passengers.
"It is already overloaded," Tommy said, adding that "overcapacity should be resolved by expanding its terminals, especially for international routes."
Tommy said that the airport renovation would be internally funded and supported by bank loans.
"*Financing* is still in the final calculation, but the project may cost Rp 2 trillion," he added.
Apart from additional passenger capacity, Ngurah Rai will be equipped with a modern baggage handling system to guarantee the safety, he said.
"It is important for us to develop an airport that can provide security and also safety for every passenger's baggage. It's a must," he said.
He added that a requirement for new safety and security equipment will require more expensive investment in a new airport.
"We have to be able to provide a service level guarantee for customers for airline, cargo or passenger services," he added.
He said Ngurah Rai airport would have 13-14 million international passengers per year after the renovation is completed in 2013.
Angkasa Pura I controls 13 airports in the central and eastern part of the archipelago, including Hasanudin Airport in Makassar, Adi Sutjipto in Yogyakarta, Sam Ratulangi in Manado, Adi Sumarmo in Surakarta, Franskaisiepo in Biak, Eltari in Kupang, Juanda in Surabaya, Sepinggan in Balikpapan, Achmad Yani in Semarang, Syamsuddin Noor in Banjarmasin, Pattimura in Ambon and Selaparang in Lombok.
According to the company's financial report, PT Angkasa Pura I booked Rp 664.07 billion profits in 2009 up from Rp 662.33 billion in the previous year, while the company's assets reached Rp 8.62 trillion in 2009, up from Rp 7.47 trillion in 2007.
Air traffic control for PT Angkasa Pura I and II will be consolidated into a single body by Jan. 1, 2011, as mandated by the 2009 Law on Aviation, he said.
"Flight Information Region *FIR* will not be separated into two regions - Makassar Advanced Air Traffic Services *MAATS* and Jakarta Air Traffic Services *JATS*," he said.
"We will have a more focused handling of flight information," Tommy added, without further elaboration. (ebf)
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State-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I said it will spend Rp 2 trillion ($US224 million) to renovate Bali's Ngurah Rai International Airport to improve service to domestic and international travelers.
Speaking to reporters in Kuta, Bali, on Thursday, president director Tommy Soetomo said the company would construct a new, 126,000 square meter terminal designated for international flights.
Tommy said the current terminal would be assigned specifically for domestic arrivals and departures.
Ngurah Rai currently serves 9 million passengers per year, comprised of 4.6 million domestic and 5 million international passengers.
"It is already overloaded," Tommy said, adding that "overcapacity should be resolved by expanding its terminals, especially for international routes."
Tommy said that the airport renovation would be internally funded and supported by bank loans.
"*Financing* is still in the final calculation, but the project may cost Rp 2 trillion," he added.
Apart from additional passenger capacity, Ngurah Rai will be equipped with a modern baggage handling system to guarantee the safety, he said.
"It is important for us to develop an airport that can provide security and also safety for every passenger's baggage. It's a must," he said.
He added that a requirement for new safety and security equipment will require more expensive investment in a new airport.
"We have to be able to provide a service level guarantee for customers for airline, cargo or passenger services," he added.
He said Ngurah Rai airport would have 13-14 million international passengers per year after the renovation is completed in 2013.
Angkasa Pura I controls 13 airports in the central and eastern part of the archipelago, including Hasanudin Airport in Makassar, Adi Sutjipto in Yogyakarta, Sam Ratulangi in Manado, Adi Sumarmo in Surakarta, Franskaisiepo in Biak, Eltari in Kupang, Juanda in Surabaya, Sepinggan in Balikpapan, Achmad Yani in Semarang, Syamsuddin Noor in Banjarmasin, Pattimura in Ambon and Selaparang in Lombok.
According to the company's financial report, PT Angkasa Pura I booked Rp 664.07 billion profits in 2009 up from Rp 662.33 billion in the previous year, while the company's assets reached Rp 8.62 trillion in 2009, up from Rp 7.47 trillion in 2007.
Air traffic control for PT Angkasa Pura I and II will be consolidated into a single body by Jan. 1, 2011, as mandated by the 2009 Law on Aviation, he said.
"Flight Information Region *FIR* will not be separated into two regions - Makassar Advanced Air Traffic Services *MAATS* and Jakarta Air Traffic Services *JATS*," he said.
"We will have a more focused handling of flight information," Tommy added, without further elaboration. (ebf)
Monday, July 12, 2010
Funds Awarded for Bali Airport Terminal Expansion
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The international terminal expansion at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia, has received IDR1trn ($110m) of funding from state airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I.
Under the proposed expansion, international flights will move to the domestic terminal to cope with the increased number of international travellers.
The terminal will then be expanded to 120,000m² and equipped with new accommodation facilities.
Domestic flights will move to the smaller international terminal.
Once the expansion is complete, the terminals will cover a combined area of 190,000m² and will be able to handle up to 20 million passengers a year by 2013.
Angkasa Pura is yet to announce contractors for the project, which is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2010.
http://logisticsweek.com/air/2010/07/funds-awarded-for-bali-airport-terminal-expansion/
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The international terminal expansion at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia, has received IDR1trn ($110m) of funding from state airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I.
Under the proposed expansion, international flights will move to the domestic terminal to cope with the increased number of international travellers.
The terminal will then be expanded to 120,000m² and equipped with new accommodation facilities.
Domestic flights will move to the smaller international terminal.
Once the expansion is complete, the terminals will cover a combined area of 190,000m² and will be able to handle up to 20 million passengers a year by 2013.
Angkasa Pura is yet to announce contractors for the project, which is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2010.
http://logisticsweek.com/air/2010/07/funds-awarded-for-bali-airport-terminal-expansion/
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Rp 1t allocated for new international terminal
Nani Afrida, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 07/06/2010 9:53 AM | Business
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State airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I has allocated more than Rp 1 trillion (US$110 million) in new investment to finance the expansion of the international terminal at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali.
The expansion project, to be financed with the company’s own funds, was expected to begin in the third quarter of this year, Angkasa Pura I president director Bambang Darwoto said in Jakarta on Monday.
Currently, the airport’s international terminal covers around 15,000 square meters. The airport’s domestic terminal covers a larger area at around 70,000 square meters.
Under the planned expansion, Angkasa Pura would switch the domestic terminal with the international terminal to enable it to cope with the increasing number of international passengers, Bambang said.
The new international terminal would be then expanded to 120,000 sq meters and equipped with new accommodation facilities, he said.
By 2013, the aiport’s terminals would cover a combined area of 190,000 square meters, and would be able to accommodate up to 20 million passengers a year.
Although the expansion is scheduled to commence in the third quarter of this year, Angkasa Pura has yet to announce contractors to carry out the project. The company was still working on the design of the new international terminal, Bambang said.
“Bali is beautiful, so the airport should be beautiful too,” he said.
Earlier, it was reported that the Ngurah Rai expansion would cost up to Rp 1.7 trillion.
In May, Bambang said the project would be complicated because work had to be carried out in operational areas.
“Angkasa Pura’s housing complex, which contains about 170 houses, will also need to be relocated to make a way for the expansion,” he said.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/07/06/rp-1t-allocated-new-international-terminal.html
Thursday, June 24, 2010
‘Joy Flight’ Plane Crashes at Bali Airport, Injuring Both Passengers
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/joy-flight-plane-crashes-at-bali-airport-injuring-both-passengers/382482
Badung, Bali. It was supposed to have been a joyous flight, but it ended disastrously.
An Indonesian Air Force KT-1B exercise plane participating in a “Terbang Gembira” (“Joy Flight”) activity crashed and burned on Thursday afternoon at the eastern tip of Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport.
The pilot, Lt. Col. Ramot Sinaga, and his passenger, Udayana Regional Military Commander Maj. Gen. Rachmad Budianto, both managed to eject from the cockpit safely.
Rachmad, who was named the regional armed forces chief three months ago, suffered light injuries to his legs.
“The commander is having his medical examination in at a military hospital,” said Udayana Military Command spokesman Lt. Col. Ida Bagus Gaga Ardana.
Ramot suffered a head injury and was taken to Sanglah General Hospital in Denpasar.
The South Korean-produced KT-1B was one of four in the event, all of which were executing coordinated acrobatic maneuvers in a 15-minute show that took them from Ngurah Rai to iconic Bali landmarks such as Sanur, Tanah Lot and Uluwatu before returning to the airport.
Eyewitnesses, including journalists covering the event, saw the plane break formation as it was about to land and brush against two other planes.
“There was a spark followed by two loud bangs,” said Putu Wahyu, a vendor near the airport who was watching the show.
The small plane broke up into pieces upon impact with the ground, scattering debris across the runway and forcing the airport to close for about an hour as the wreckage was cleared.
As a result, three commercial airliners were forced to land at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya and the departures of four flights were postponed.
But the eyewitness account was denied by Ngurah Rai Airbase Commander Lt. Col. Aldrin Peter Mongan, who was on board one of the other KT-1B planes.
Badung, Bali. It was supposed to have been a joyous flight, but it ended disastrously.
An Indonesian Air Force KT-1B exercise plane participating in a “Terbang Gembira” (“Joy Flight”) activity crashed and burned on Thursday afternoon at the eastern tip of Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport.
The pilot, Lt. Col. Ramot Sinaga, and his passenger, Udayana Regional Military Commander Maj. Gen. Rachmad Budianto, both managed to eject from the cockpit safely.
Rachmad, who was named the regional armed forces chief three months ago, suffered light injuries to his legs.
“The commander is having his medical examination in at a military hospital,” said Udayana Military Command spokesman Lt. Col. Ida Bagus Gaga Ardana.
Ramot suffered a head injury and was taken to Sanglah General Hospital in Denpasar.
The South Korean-produced KT-1B was one of four in the event, all of which were executing coordinated acrobatic maneuvers in a 15-minute show that took them from Ngurah Rai to iconic Bali landmarks such as Sanur, Tanah Lot and Uluwatu before returning to the airport.
Eyewitnesses, including journalists covering the event, saw the plane break formation as it was about to land and brush against two other planes.
“There was a spark followed by two loud bangs,” said Putu Wahyu, a vendor near the airport who was watching the show.
The small plane broke up into pieces upon impact with the ground, scattering debris across the runway and forcing the airport to close for about an hour as the wreckage was cleared.
As a result, three commercial airliners were forced to land at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya and the departures of four flights were postponed.
But the eyewitness account was denied by Ngurah Rai Airbase Commander Lt. Col. Aldrin Peter Mongan, who was on board one of the other KT-1B planes.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Bali Airport Axes Biometric Checks Over Long Delays
Made Arya Kencana & Nurfika Osman
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Denpasar. Customs officials have pulled the plug on biometric checks of foreign nationals arriving at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali after less than a month, following an outcry over long queues and the threat of losing revenue.
The Border Control Management system, which includes fingerprinting and photographing of short-stay visitors, was suspended on May 2 on the orders of Justice and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar.
“We don’t know if it will be revived later,” Ngurah Rai Immigration Office administrative head Wilopo said on Tuesday.
He said the system, introduced on April 22, had led to inordinately long lines at immigration counters. Wilopo said the new process took just 30 seconds longer but with daily tourist arrivals of up to 5,000, the accrued delays had forced many to wait in line for hours.
Those picking up visitors at the airport have also complained of the increased waiting times.
“I once had guests whose flight landed at 11 p.m. but who did not leave the airport until 3 a.m.,” tour guide Putu Sumatika said.
Tuesday’s announcement comes a day after Japan Airlines said it would cancel its routes to Bali by Oct. 1. Japanese account for the third-largest number of visitors to Bali, after Australians and Chinese.
The end of the twice-daily flights from Japan is expected to cost the airport management Rp 150 million ($16,500) a day.
Heru Legowo, general manager of airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I, said he had predicted the system would spell trouble.
“Even before we had the BCM, the lines were pretty long,” he said. “So you can imagine what it was like with the BCM.”
Heru said the problem had been worse from the afternoon onwards, when most international flights arrived.
“Obviously the immigration office didn’t think this through,” he said. “They should do more legwork so that next time they implement a new system it doesn’t cause more problems.”
With the BCM decommissioned, officials will go back to just scanning visitors’ passports.
Maroloan Barimbing, spokesman for the ministry’s Directorate General of Immigration, told Jakarta Globe the BCM had to be suspended because the airport had too much traffic.
“Visitors are too crowded in Bali and we are adding more immigration counters and a waiting room there,” he said. “We are trying to do it as soon as possible. “Please don’t say this is not functioning because this is all we need to get the system working.”
BCM is in use at three other international airports, including Jakarta, where the same long queues have also been plaguing passengers.
Maroloan said the BCM system was now being installed at Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport in Aceh and that it was scheduled to be installed at 27 airports and seaports by the end of July.
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/bali-airport-axes-biometric-checks-over-long-delays/374515
Denpasar. Customs officials have pulled the plug on biometric checks of foreign nationals arriving at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali after less than a month, following an outcry over long queues and the threat of losing revenue.
The Border Control Management system, which includes fingerprinting and photographing of short-stay visitors, was suspended on May 2 on the orders of Justice and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar.
“We don’t know if it will be revived later,” Ngurah Rai Immigration Office administrative head Wilopo said on Tuesday.
He said the system, introduced on April 22, had led to inordinately long lines at immigration counters. Wilopo said the new process took just 30 seconds longer but with daily tourist arrivals of up to 5,000, the accrued delays had forced many to wait in line for hours.
Those picking up visitors at the airport have also complained of the increased waiting times.
“I once had guests whose flight landed at 11 p.m. but who did not leave the airport until 3 a.m.,” tour guide Putu Sumatika said.
Tuesday’s announcement comes a day after Japan Airlines said it would cancel its routes to Bali by Oct. 1. Japanese account for the third-largest number of visitors to Bali, after Australians and Chinese.
The end of the twice-daily flights from Japan is expected to cost the airport management Rp 150 million ($16,500) a day.
Heru Legowo, general manager of airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I, said he had predicted the system would spell trouble.
“Even before we had the BCM, the lines were pretty long,” he said. “So you can imagine what it was like with the BCM.”
Heru said the problem had been worse from the afternoon onwards, when most international flights arrived.
“Obviously the immigration office didn’t think this through,” he said. “They should do more legwork so that next time they implement a new system it doesn’t cause more problems.”
With the BCM decommissioned, officials will go back to just scanning visitors’ passports.
Maroloan Barimbing, spokesman for the ministry’s Directorate General of Immigration, told Jakarta Globe the BCM had to be suspended because the airport had too much traffic.
“Visitors are too crowded in Bali and we are adding more immigration counters and a waiting room there,” he said. “We are trying to do it as soon as possible. “Please don’t say this is not functioning because this is all we need to get the system working.”
BCM is in use at three other international airports, including Jakarta, where the same long queues have also been plaguing passengers.
Maroloan said the BCM system was now being installed at Sultan Iskandar Muda International Airport in Aceh and that it was scheduled to be installed at 27 airports and seaports by the end of July.
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