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Indonesia to Develop Low-Cost Airport Terminals

The Ministry of Transportation has given its support for the development of airport terminals specifically catering to low-cost carriers, as part of Indonesia’s efforts to lower travel costs and boost tourism.

“Be it specialised terminals or airports for low-cost carriers, we will certainly explore the matter further,” the ministry’s civil aviation director general, Agus Santoso, said on Tuesday July 24, as quoted by Antara.

Agus said President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo issued a directive for the establishment of more welcoming transportation infrastructure to attract more foreign tourists to Indonesia.

Indonesia took a cue from Malaysia and Singapore, which have been operating low-cost terminals over the past several years. The two neighboring countries last year attracted 26 million and 17 million foreign tourist arrivals, respectively. Indonesia only managed to attract 14 million.

Low-cost terminals, which provide only basic amnesties, could allow airlines make significant cost savings. This may allow them to offer cheaper tickets and in turn, attract more travellers, Agus said.

“The low costs are derived from minimal services, but we will nonetheless always uphold safety, whether it be for low-cost airlines, terminals, or even airports,” he said.

The country’s largest airport operator, Angkasa Pura II, earlier announced a plan to transform Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport outside Jakarta into Indonesia’s first low-cost terminals.

The terminals are undergoing a massive revamp to update and expand facilities dating back to their opening in 1985 and 1992, respectively. Angkasa Pura II president director Muhammad Awaluddin said the company will use the opportunity to transform them into low-cost terminals.

“We saw that it is possible to synchronise this program with the revitalisation effort,” he said.

Awalludin said he will reduce human involvement in low-cost terminal services, which would further trim costs. Terminal 4 of Singapore’s Changi Airport has managed to achieve that by implementing automated machines from the check-in counters, through baggage storage to immigration counters.

Awaluddin said Soekarno-Hatta Airport’s low-cost terminals would further benefit budget airlines currently operating from there, including the country’s largest, Lion Air and Citilink.

Source: Jakarta Globe

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