East Java to build airstrip

East Java to build airstrip

JEMBER, East Java: Jember regent Samsul Hadi Siswoyo said on
Monday that an airstrip would be built in the regency to serve
commercial flights to and from Surabaya and Denpasar.

The airstrip will be built in Mumbulsari subdistrict, with
most of its support facilities coming from the Jakarta-based
private investor, PT Air Bus, Samsul said.

"The local administration will provide the land for the
project and facilitate its clearance," he said, adding that the
airstrip had been designed for 50-seat airplanes.

He further noted that construction of the airstrip, which
would start within the next three months, aimed to create jobs
for local people. --Antara