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