Has The Potential To Optimize Cargo Flights, Minister Of Transportation Budi Says In The Near Future There Will Be Freighters From Kertajati Airport

The atmosphere at Kertajati Airport, Majalengka, West Java, Wednesday (18/9/2023). (ANTARA/Fathnur Rohman)

MAJALENGKA - Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi said Kertajati Airport in Majalengka Regency, West Java, has the potential to develop logistics or cargo flights and can be optimized after the opening of passenger activities on October 29, 2023. "It (logistical flight) has other potential businesses that are good, the volume of goods is large," said the Minister of Transportation in Majalengka, Antara, Wednesday, October 18. Budi explained that it is possible that in the near future there will be cargo flight activities from Kertajati Airport to China and Japan. "Those who will come will flock to China, to Japan using Kertajati Airport," he said He revealed that at Kertajati Airport there were already four to five cargo flight activities to Sumatra and Kalimantan. If you look at the current opportunity, then the potential in that sector can be realized immediately. According to him, the opportunities for the cargo transportation market are now wide open, especially those related to the massive growth of local market in Indonesia. He said the airport in Jakarta could no longer reach this, especially for the Karawang area and its surroundings. "Now the cargo transportation is mainly related to the rise of e-commerce, which is extraordinary. Jakarta cannot capture the Karawang area and its surroundings," he explained. This potential can also grow new business actors in the creative field. For example, in the Bandung area or other areas in West Java. He added that the operation of Kertajati Airport has now been supported by easy access, because the Cisumdawu Toll Road has brought the route from Bandung to the airport. With the faster access to Kertajati Airport, he is optimistic that Kertajati Airport can advance further in the future.