Terungkap, Ini Alasan 17 Bandara Dicabut Status Internasionalnya

Illustration (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Acting Head of the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti explained that 17 airports had their international status revoked because they only served 169 foreign tourists throughout 2023.

"In 2023, the number of foreign tourists at 17 airports whose international status has been revoked is only 169 foreign tourists visiting," said Acting Head of BPS Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti as quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, May 2.

Amalia estimates that if the percentage is made, the proportion of the total number of foreign tourist visits to Indonesia. then the figure obtained is less than one percent.

"I think if we make the percentage, 0.0021 percent of the total foreign tourist visits through other main air doors that year," said Amalia.

Meanwhile, he continued, when viewed from the number of national tourist trips departing abroad through the 17 airports, only 61,106 trips.

"Or about only 1.06 percent of the total national tourist journey," he said.

Previously, the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) had issued Ministerial Decree Number 31 of 2024 (KM 31/2004) concerning the Determination of International Airports on April 2, 2024.

The KM has designated 17 airports in Indonesia as international airports, from 34 international airports.

"The purpose of this determination in general is to be able to encourage the national aviation sector which had slumped during the COVID-19 pandemic. This decision has also been discussed with relevant ministries and institutions under the coordination of the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment," said Transportation Ministry Spokesperson Adita Irawati in Jakarta, Friday, April 26.

Although 17 international airports have been designated, airports whose use status as domestic airports can in principle still serve overseas flights for certain purposes temporarily.

He said this after receiving the determination by the Minister of Transportation in accordance with the Regulation of the Minister of Transportation Number PM 40 of 2023 concerning Amendments to the Regulation of the Minister of Transportation Number PM 39 of 2019 concerning the National Airport Order.

The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy agrees with the Ministry of Transportation's policy of reducing the number of international airports in Indonesia, from 34 airports to 17 airports.