Airport to be built in Flores

KUPANG, East Nusa Tenggara: Minister of Transportation Haryanto Dhanutirto has approved plans by the Ngada regency in Flores to build an airport in Marapokot.

Haryanto has asked the local administration to prepare an appropriate location for the construction of the airport in the northern coastal area of Flores.

Secretary of the Ngada regency, Thimotius Mesakh Hermanus, said the construction of the airport is part of the administration's plan to move Ngada's capital city from Bajawa to Mby, Antara reported.

Construction will begin next year, Thimotius said. (bas)