Hang Nadim Airport near bankruptcy

Hang Nadim Airport near bankruptcy

BATAM, Riau: Hang Nadim Airport manager Imam Soelvan said that
lack of airline traffic to the airport and its proximity to
Singapore's Changi Airport has made the airport suffer losses of
billions of rupiah since it was established in 1983.

He said that the airport had never met its yearly revenue
targets. In the last year alone the airport realized only some Rp
9 billion in revenue, far below its target of Rp 18 billion.

"I urge domestic airlines to use Hang Nadim Airport to serve
domestic as well as international routes for passengers and
cargo, otherwise the airport will face bankruptcy," Imam told The
Jakarta Post.

Hang Nadim Airport, which has the longest landing strip in
Southeast Asia -- 4,025 meters -- is only 20 kilometers from
Changi Airport. It is the third largest airport in the country
after Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta and Ngurah Rai Airport in
Bali. --JP