Mataram airport gets floodlit

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: The Selaparang airport, which is the gateway to Lombok Island, can now accommodate night flight services following the installation of a lighting system.

West Nusa Tenggara Governor Warsito urged the authorities in Mataram to inform all airliners about the new facility and therefore bring more tourists to the island.

The airport is now equipped with a fuel depot, thus allowing planes to refuel here.

Lombok, located next to Bali, has been touted as an up and coming tourist destination, offering a less crammed alternative to its more celebrated neighbor. (emb)