InJourney Airports Prepares Aircraft Parking for Middle Eastern Airlines in Lombok and Kertajati

TANGERANG - PT Angkasa Pura Indonesia (InJourney Airports) is preparing aircraft parking facilities (parking stands) at a number of airports managed by it for international airlines, especially airlines from the Middle East.

This step was taken in response to the current geopolitical dynamics in the region. This condition also affects international flight activities.

InJourney's President Director Maya Watono said that Middle Eastern airlines could take advantage of aircraft parking facilities at Indonesian airports that have adequate capacity.

"From Emirates, from Etihad, from Qatar will park in our cities because there is a need for that. So that's one for our contribution as well," he said at a press conference at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Wednesday, March 11.

Maya said the plane from the Middle Eastern airline was planned to be parked at a number of airports in Indonesia that have adequate parking capacity such as Lombok Airport and Kertajati Airport.

Furthermore, Maya explained, the number of aircraft that will use the parking facility is still in the calculation stage because the discussion with the airline has just been carried out.

"We will distribute this at several of our airports that do have parking capacity for the three airlines. The number is being calculated, because this was only yesterday that we discussed. So of course we will prepare as much as needed, especially at our airports that do have the capacity for it," he said.

According to Maya, global geopolitical dynamics are conditions that are outside the company's business planning.

However, as part of the airport and tourism industry ecosystem, InJourney Airports strives to contribute to supporting the operations of international airlines affected by the situation.

Even so, Maya said that not only Indonesia, but neighboring countries such as Malaysia and Singapore also have the opportunity to become parking lots for Middle Eastern airline planes.

"And of course they are looking at our neighbors as well in Singapore, Malaysia, and so on. We are ready to accommodate that actually. So this is something I think we can contribute to this crisis as well," he said.

Meanwhile, Deputy President Director of Angkasa Pura Indonesia Achmad Syahir added that international flight operations are currently dynamic following the security conditions in the destination country.

"So if you follow it, there is an on-off. So when the conditions there at the destination are not conducive, it will automatically be off. So we are here also in the context of adjusting," he said.

According to him, the ongoing geopolitical conditions, of course, can also have an impact on flight operations.

It can even be temporarily stopped in response to the current situation.

"Adjusting if it is indeed opened (flights to the Middle East) we are here to serve. But if it is closed there, it will not be possible," he said.