New int'i gateways<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Director General of Tourism Andi Mappi Sammeng
\nsaid yesterday that the government will open four more
\ninternational gateways later this year, in addition to the 19
\ninternational airports currently in operation.<\/p>\n
\"The four airports, located in Tarakan in East Kalimantan,
\nTanjung Pinang in Riau of southern Sumatra, Sentani and Mopah of
\nMerauke in Irian Jaya, are on the priority list,\" he said, adding
\nthat the new international airports are vital to the country's
\ntourism industry.<\/p>\n
Indonesia operates more than 70 airports, 23 of which are
\ncommercially run as tourist gateways into the sprawling
\narchipelago. Thirteen airports served 35 international airlines
\nlast year, while the six other airports were linked with overseas
\ndestinations by domestic airlines.<\/p>\n
The country's five major international airports are the
\nSoekarno-Hatta airport in Jakarta, the Ngurah Rai airport in
\nDenpasar of Bali, the Juanda airport in Surabaya of East Java,
\nthe Polonia airport in Medan of North Sumatra and the Hasanuddin
\nairport in Ujungpandang of South Sulawesi.<\/p>\n
The country saw 4.31 million foreign visitors last year, an
\nincrease of 7.8 percent from 1994. (icn)<\/p>",
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