Govt to transfer management of airports to regions<\/p>\n
Tantri Yuliandini, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
In the spirit of decentralization, the government will
\ntransfer the management of airports currently not managed by
\nstate-owned airport operators PT Angkasa Pura (AP) I and II to
\nregional administrations, a Ministry of Communications senior
\nofficial has said.<\/p>\n
Director general of Air Transportation Soenaryo said on Monday
\nthat a newly issued governmental decree on airport management
\nwould be the basis for the transfer, and that it would be further
\nstrengthened by the revision of the 1992 law on air
\ntransportation.<\/p>\n
"At present regional administrations are welcome to manage
\nairports in their area, but please note that this does not
\ninclude air traffic services," he told reporters on the sidelines
\nof a seminar on the proposed revision of the 1992 law on air
\ntransportation.<\/p>\n
Soenaryo said that air traffic services could not be handed
\nover to regional administrations as they involved an
\ninternational agreement with the International Civil Aviation
\nOrganization (ICAO).<\/p>\n
According to the proposed revision of the 1992 law, air
\nnavigation services could be carried out by a state-owned company
\nespecially established for that purpose, or a single air traffic
\nservice provider.<\/p>\n
Some 161 general airports would be offered to regional
\nadministrations including the ones in Palu, Central Sulawesi;
\nJambi; Tanjung Karang, Lampung; Bengkulu; Bangka; Palangkaraya,
\nCentral Kalimantan and Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi.<\/p>\n
Regional administrations could also stake a claim in airports
\noperated by the two state-owned airport operators, Soenaryo said,
\nbut those airports were regulated by the law for state-owned
\nenterprises.<\/p>\n
"They can stake a claim in airports operated by AP I and II,
\nbut the government has a separate regulation for them under the
\nlaw for state-owned enterprises," he said.<\/p>\n
Angkasa Pura I manages 12 airports in the central and eastern
\nregions of Indonesia, including Ngurah Rai international airport,
\nBali; Juanda international airport, Surabaya, East Java;
\nHasanuddin international airport, Makassar, South Sulawesi and
\nSelaparang international airport, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.<\/p>\n
Angkasa Pura II manages 8 airports in Java, Sumatra, and
\nKalimantan, including Soekarno-Hatta international airport,
\nJakarta; Polonia international airport, Medan, North Sumatra;
\nSultan Iskandar Muda, Banda Aceh, Aceh and Tabing international
\nairport, Padang, West Sumatra.<\/p>\n
However, Soenaryo said that so far no regional administrations
\nhad shown interest in managing their own airport.<\/p>\n
"They know that it's difficult and doesn't bring in much
\nrevenue," he said.<\/p>",
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