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        "id": 1659971,
        "msgid": "ceiling-collapse-at-terminal-3-of-soekarno-hatta-airport-due-to-heavy-rain-1775616744",
        "date": "2026-04-07 07:08:49",
        "title": "Ceiling Collapse at Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta Airport Due to Heavy Rain",
        "author": "Faieq Hidayat",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Heavy rain on Monday afternoon (6\/4\/2026) caused the ceiling in the Boarding Lounge Gate 7 of Terminal 3 at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport to collapse, sparking panic among waiting passengers. Eyewitness accounts described initial leaks escalating into a larger breach, with passengers narrowly escaping harm as airport staff quickly cordoned off and cleaned the area. The incident, lasting about five minutes, highlights ongoing maintenance challenges at one of Indonesia's busiest aviation hubs amid adverse weather conditions.",
        "content": "<p>TANGERANG, KOMPAS.com - Heavy rain that lashed the Soekarno-Hatta\nInternational Airport area on Monday (6\/4\/2026) afternoon not only\ndisrupted flight operations but also triggered the collapse of the\nceiling in the Boarding Lounge Gate 7 area of Terminal 3. The incident,\nwhich occurred around 1:40 PM WIB, briefly caused panic among passengers\nwaiting for their departure schedules. The event began with rainwater\nseepage appearing on the waiting room ceiling. One witness, the owner of\nthe Threads account <span class=\"citation\"\ndata-cites=\"r.grnda\">@r.grnda<\/span>, said that initially the water only\ndripped lightly before eventually becoming heavier and spreading wider.\n\u201cThere was heavy rain just now. Then a fine leak that gradually\nwidened,\u201d he said when confirmed by Kompas.com on Monday. At that time,\nseveral prospective passengers were waiting for the boarding process,\nincluding the witness who was about to fly to Singapore. According to\nhim, quite a few passengers were directly under the leak point.\nFortunately, they managed to save themselves before the situation\nworsened. \u201cThere were quite a few under it, alhamdulillah they still had\ntime to run,\u201d he said. Airport officials assured that the incident was\nbrief and was immediately handled. Assistant Deputy for Communication\nand Legal Affairs at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Yudistiawan, said the\ndisruption only occurred at one ceiling point. \u201cThe disruption condition\nat that one ceiling point lasted for approximately five minutes,\u201d\nYudistiawan said when confirmed by Kompas.com. \u201cAirport operational\nstaff immediately carried out handling, including cleaning and\nrestricting the affected area, so the situation could be quickly\ncontrolled,\u201d he added.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ceiling-collapse-at-terminal-3-of-soekarno-hatta-airport-due-to-heavy-rain-1775616744",
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