JAKARTA - Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi said, Nusantara Capital Airport (IKN), East Kalimantan, is not only a VIP Airport, but can serve public flights in accordance with the direction of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi).

However, continued Budi, there are also several things that need to be done first.

One of them is revising the Presidential Regulation (Perpres) of IKN Airport or Nusantara, considering that in the previous regulation IKN Airport was a VIP airport.

"So, actually, as soon as the Presidential Regulation is running, it can be directly for the public," said Budi at the DPR Building, Parliament Complex, Jakarta, Friday, September 20.

In addition, Budi said that IKN Airport is not yet possible to be opened to the public because the terminal capacity is still very limited. Therefore, he said, further development is needed.

"But the question is whether the terminal is sufficient. Because the terminal is currently only a special one. Say if it's still a one-day flight, 10 to 15 flights can still be done. But if it's more than that, we have to build it," he said.

Budi said that currently Angkasa Pura Indonesia (API) has started to look for investors to build a larger IKN Airport. He said the KPBU concept would be applied to realize this.

To build it, there is a KBPU concept that we are going to run. Where API will partner with one outside investor, and this is beneficial for us that the money is not only from within the country, and this foreigner has an interest to build because it is a profitable business. Beneficiary, "he explained.


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