Bali Mandara Toll Road Total Makes Passengers Walk, Total There Are 370 Flights At Ngurah Rai Airport

BADUNG - General Manager of PT. Angkasa Pura I I Airport I Gusti Ngurah Rai, Bali, Handy Heryudhitiawan explained the density of vehicles on the access road to I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, Bali.

Handy said that during the Christmas and New Year (Nataru) season! Currently, Bali Island is experiencing an increase in the number of tourists on vacation, which also affects activity congestion on various access roads including from and to I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, resulting in vehicle congestion.

"It can be conveyed at around 13.00 WITA starting to appear the density of vehicles on the access road to and from the airport," he said, in a written statement, Friday, December 29.

Seagai is one of the handling efforts, his party together with the I Gusti Rai Airport Area Police and the Indonesian Air Force are trying to adjust the flow of vehicles since the potential for congestion appears.

Avation Security (Avsec) personnel and parking attendants with additional personnel are also trying to regulate traffic.

However, because the volume of vehicles is getting denser not only on the road to the airport but also on other protocol roads such as Jalan Kediri and Bypass Ngurah Rai, it has an impact on access to and from I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport.

"We also took the initiative to carry out lane engineering by opening access for two-wheelers to be able to deliver to the drop zone, providing online motorcycle taxis, preparing two-wheeled vehicles driven by our personnel who left the service to help passengers carrying suitcases, trolleys, we prepare near vehicle access so that passengers can be helped with baggage, and the provision of two units of fire trucks for the mobilization of elderly passengers, passengers with children and passengers carrying a lot of baggage," he explained.

In addition, his party is also coordinating with airlines so that they can adjust the departure schedule with consideration of the density situation in the Bali area. The policies include rescheduling passengers who leave late.

"We apologize for this situation. We also appeal to all prospective airplane passengers to leave for the airport earlier than the scheduled departure to avoid potential congestion on the road to the airport," he said.

It was explained that from 13.00 WITA to 22.00 WITA I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, had served as many as 213 domestic aircraft movements and 157 international aircraft movements, both arrival and departure.

"Until now, we continue to ensure that operations and services run well, especially in intensive coordination with the airline, as well as providing direct service assistance to passengers," he said.