Menhub Hingga Menkeu Sri Mulyani Blusukan Ke Bandara IKN, Pembangunan Sudah Selesai?

Minister of Transportation to Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani Blusukan to IKN Airport, Instagram @budikartas.

JAKARTA - Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi visited Nusantara Capital Airport (IKN), in East Kalimantan. Apart from Budi, there are also Ministers of Administrative Reform (PANRB) Azwar Anas, and Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani.

The visit of the three ministers was known through a photo uploaded by Budi Karya Sumadi through the Instagram social media account @budikartas.

"At the airport of the capital city of Nusantara. This time there are Mrs. Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani and Mr. Menpan RB Azwar Anas who visit IKN Airport," he said, quoted Monday, September 16.

Budi said that the VVIP airport terminal area had been completed. He also said that Sri Mulyani provided a lot of support for the construction of the airport.

"Looking at the terminal area of the VVIP airport that has been completed. The Minister of Finance is one that supports a lot during the construction process of IKN Airport," he explained.

On this occasion, Budi also thanked the Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani and Menpan RB Azwar Anas for their visit to IKN Airport.

"Thank you, Mrs. Minister of Finance and Mr. Minister of Finance for stopping by at IKN Airport," he said.

Previously, it was reported that the inaugural landing of the jet passengers at IKN Airport, East Kalimantan, was smooth and safe. The landing test was carried out today with a Cessna Citation Longitude jet.

The jet plane belonging to the Kalibrasi Center for Aviation Facilities of the Ministry of Transportation brought Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi and Deputy Minister of ATR/BPN Raja Juli Antoni with their entourage.

"Today, we are conducting a proving flight with Cessna Citation Longitude, one jet with the same qualifications as the Boeing 737. Alhamdulillah, the plane we were traveling on managed to land smoothly and safely at IKN Airport," said Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi, in an official statement, Thursday, September 12.

Budi said that his first landing at IKN Airport was very memorable and extraordinary. Apart from the smooth landing, the plane's crackdown was also treated to the beautiful IKN view before ending the flight.

"As before landing, we were treated to beautiful and amazing IKN views. This is in accordance with the big concept of early development that retains the greenness element," he explained.

Furthermore, Budi said, the verification and calibration stages of IKN Airport had been completed a few days ago. As a result, the safety and security aspects of flights at IKN airport have been confirmed to meet standards.

"Verification has been carried out from September 8 to 9, 2024, then the calibration has been carried out on September 10, 2024. That way, IKN Airport is ready to be used to take off and land the presidential plane during the President's office at IKN," he said.