State
airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I (AP I) has allocated Rp 5.6 trillion
(US$655.2 million) to expand five airports in Bali, East Kalimantan, East Java,
Yogyakarta and South Kalimantan, the company’s spokesman said.
Company
public relations manager, Merpin Butarbutar, said in Jakarta on Thursday that
AP I would upgrade the five exports into world-class airports, with “airport
city” concepts, equipped with hotels and shopping centers, by 2013.
“Almost all
airports operated by AP I are currently over capacity. AP I will prioritize the
expansion of passenger and logistic terminals to enhance our services as well
as revenues,” Merpin said.
The five
airports include the Ngurah Rai airport in Denpasar, Bali; Sepinggan
International Airport in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan; Juanda International
Airport in East Java and Adisutjipto International Airport in Yogyakarta.
In addition
to the five airports, the company also operates another eight airports, most of
which are located in eastern areas of Indonesia.
The total
number of passengers at the 13 airports rose by an average of 11 percent, from
41 million in 2009 to 49 million in 2010, Merpin said.
He pointed
out the Ngurah Rai airport in Bali served more than 11 million passengers in
2010, a figure far higher than the 7.5 million passengers the airport could
ideally handle.
Ngurah Rai
International Airport, which contributes the most to AP I’s revenues, is
currently undergoing renovations to upgrade its capacity to be able to handle
25 million passengers a year, while expansion projects for the remaining four
airports are expected to begin soon.
According
to an earlier report, under the planned expansion, AP I will exchange the
domestic and international terminals at Ngurah Rai airport in order to cope with
an increase in international passengers.
The new
international terminal will be expanded to cover an area of 120,000 square
meters.
The company
also plans to build a 39,000-square-meter, three-story car park, which will
have room to accommodate up to 1,500 vehicles.
The Ngurah
Rai airport expansion will use Rp 1.94 trillion of the total budget — the
highest amount among the five airports — while the expansion of Sepinggan
airport in Balikpapan will require Rp 1.56 trillion.
The company
will use internal funds and bank loans to finance the projects, Merpin added.
As part of
its expansion plans, he continued, AP I has established subsidiaries in four
sectors: hotels, property, logistics and services, with a total investment of
Rp 100 billion, to boost its non-aeronautical revenue.
“We expect
the establishment of the new subsidiaries to boost the contribution of our
‘non-aero’ businesses to our total revenue to 60 percent by 2020, from 22
percent in 2010,” he said. AP I also recently launched its new logo in Bali,
hoping to refresh its company’s image.
The new
logo, worth more than Rp 200 million, depicts two hands of two different colors
— green and blue — shaking each other, which “symbolize humane service, as well
as safety and security, two key elements in the airport business,” Merpin said.
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