Airport granted int'l status

Wed, 18 Aug 2004, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

SEMARANG: The government has upgraded Achmad Yani Airport in
Semarang, Central Java, to international status in a bid to boost
the provincial economy.

The decision was stipulated in a Ministry of Communications
decree dated Aug. 10. It is the second international airport in
the province, joining Adisumarmo Airport in Surakarta.

Central Java Governor Mardiyanto announced the airport's new
status during a ceremony to celebrate the province's 54th
anniversary on Sunday.

He then signed cooperation agreements with the Diponegoro
Military chief on the airport's development, and with the
Semarang mayor on land acquisitions needed to extend the
airport's runways.

The airport also houses the Indonesian Army Aviation Corps.
--Antara

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