Expand Bali airport, minister urges
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The Indonesian government has suggested that further airport expansion is required in Bali, to handle rising passenger numbers.
Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar only recently completed a IDR3 trillion (US$230 million) upgrade, but Indonesia’s Transport Minister, Budi Karya Sumadi, has now called on airport’s operator, PT Angkasa Pura I, to continue expanding the facility.
“The growth in passenger numbers at the Ngurah Rai International Airport has been very dynamic. In the space of the last few years, the number of passengers has increased 112%,” the minister was quoted saying by the Antara news agency. “Because of this, plans to increase the capacity of the passenger terminal must be planned in detail by Angkasa Pura I and quickly implemented.”
The minister’s comments were made during a visit to Bali’s airport on Sunday (23 October 2016).
The expansion of Bali’s air lift has been a long-running issue, with plans also including the development of a brand new airport in the north of the island, to complement the crowded Denpasar hub in the south. It has been predicted that Ngurah Rai will reach full capacity by 2017.
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