Apart From Lombok, There Are Five More Airports That Are PREpared To Be Parking Locations For Delegation Aircraft At The G20 Summit

One corner at Yogyakarta International Airport (Photo by agustina tiyas on Unsplash)

There are four airports and two reserves prepared as parking locations for the state aircraft of world leaders who will attend the G20 Summit in Bali on November 15-16, 2022.

"(Ngurah Rai Airport), (the airport on) Lombok, (the airport on) Makassar, (the airport on) Surabaya," said Minister of Transportation Budi Karya at the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, Wednesday, November 2.

The four airports in the four areas are Ngurah Rai International Airport (Badung), Hassanudin International Airport (Makassar), Lombok International Airport (Lombok) and Juanda International Airport (Surabaya).

The other two airports that are prepared if needed are Yogyakarta International Airport, and Adi Sumarno International Airport Solo, Central Java.

"It can extend to Yogyakarta with Solo," said Budi.

As the host of the G20 Presidency, Indonesia is currently waiting for confirmation from three leaders of G20 members who have not provided certainty of attendance in Bali at the summit of the G20 Summit.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said he would contact the three leaders directly to ask for confirmation of attendance at the G20 Summit.

"The G20, only 3 (leaders) have not (confirmed their attendance), later I will call to confirm their arrival," said President Jokowi, at JIExpo Kemayoran, Jakarta, Wednesday.

However, Jokowi assessed that the level of presence of G20 leaders at the upcoming G20 Summit is quite high. Referring to temporary data, 17 to 18 G20 leaders have confirmed their attendance at the summit of the G20 Indonesia Presidency.

According to Jokowi, it is an honor for Indonesia when there are around 17-18 country leaders who ensure their attendance at the meeting.

"But 17-18 (leaders) are a lot of numbers, in normal conditions there are a lot, meaning that in a very difficult situation for him to come is an honor for us," said Jokowi.

The G20 Summit will be the summit of the entire series of meetings between Sherpa Track, Financial Track, and Engagement Groups during the G20 Indonesia Presidency from December 2021 to November 2022.

The G20 is a global forum that has been established since 1999 and contributed to 85 percent of the World's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 75 percent of international trade and 65 percent of the world's population.