Want To Take A Plane On 2021 Homecoming Ban Is Prohibited, This Is AP II Airport Operating Hours

Officer passes at the departure gate of Husein Sastranegara Airport, Bandung, West Java/Antara

JAKARTA - PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero) is considering the trend of aircraft passenger movements and flight frequency during the 2021 homecoming ban by making adjustments to the operating hours of airports.

"During the period of eliminating homecoming, flight traffic fell by around 90 percent in line with the compliance with the provisions of the elimination of homecoming by the community. The provision of eliminating homecoming is effective at AP II airport, and we have adjusted the operating hours at 16 airports so that they can continue to operate optimally in support of provisions for eliminating homecoming while maintaining Indonesia's air connectivity," said AP II Managing Director Muhammad Awaluddin in a press release in Jakarta, as reported by Antara, Sunday, May 9.

Awaluddin said, during this period, all trips with the aim of going home were not allowed. As for the Circular of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Number 13 of 2021, the prohibition on cross-city/regency/provincial/state travel is exempted for travelers with urgent needs for non-travelers, namely, work/official travel; sick family visits; visits of bereaved family members; pregnant women who are accompanied by 1 family member, and the interests of accompanying childbirth are a maximum of 2 people.

However, he said, all airports remain fully alert for unscheduled flights outside of operational hours.

"The adjustment of operating hours at 16 AP II airports is coordinated with all stakeholders and has been approved in line with the issuance of a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) for airports that adjust operating hours," he said.

The three AP II airports that continue to serve the same operational hours as before the period of eliminating homecoming, namely: Soekarno-Hatta Airport (Tangerang), Halim Perdanakusuma (Jakarta), and Silangit (Siborong-borong).

Following are the complete operating hours of AP II airports in the period of eliminating homecoming 6-17 May 2021:

1. Soekarno-Hatta Airport (Tangerang): 24 hours

2. Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (Jakarta): 24 hours

3. Silangit Airport (Siborong-borong): 08.00 -15.00 western Indonesia time

4. Kualanamu Airport (Deli Serdang): 05.00-21.00 western Indonesia time

5. Sultan Iskandar Muda Airport (Aceh): 08.30 -16.30 western Indonesia time

6. Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport (Palembang): 08.00-16.00 western Indonesia time

7. Supadio Airport (Pontianak): 07.00-16.00 western Indonesia time

8. Kertajati Airport (Majalengka): 08.00-13.00 western Indonesia time

9. Banyuwangi Airport (East Java): 07.00-14.00 western Indonesia time

10. Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport (Pekanbaru): 06.00-17.00 western Indonesia time

11. Depati Amir Airport (Pangkalpinang): 08.00-14.00 western Indonesia time

12. Tjilik Riwut Airport (Palangkaraya): 07.30-16.00 western Indonesia time

13. Sultan Thaha Airport (Jambi): 08.00-16.00 western Indonesia time

14. Raja Haji Fisabilillah Airport (Tanjung Pinang): 07.00-18.00 western Indonesia time

15. Radin Inten II Airport (Lampung): 07.00-15.00 western Indonesia time

16. HAS Hanandjoeddin Airport (Belitung): 07.30-14.30 western Indonesia time

17. Husein Sastranegara Airport (Bandung): 06.00-19.00 western Indonesia time

18. Minangkabau Airport (Padang): 08.00-18.00 western Indonesia time

19. Fatmawati Airport (Bengkulu): 09.00 -17.00 western Indonesia time

Meanwhile, AP II Director of Operation & Service Muhamad Wasid said that the adjustment of operating hours was also carried out in coordination with all stakeholders.

"Flights at AP II airports during the period of eliminating the homecoming specifically for flights that are exempted from the ban. We arrange flight hours according to the situation and conditions in the field, including paying attention to health protocols," he said.

Wasid added that all airports remain on alert if there are unscheduled flights that are outside operational hours.

"AP II Airport will continue to serve unscheduled flights outside operational hours, for example, flights in the context of humanity, medical evacuation, repatriation, military flights, VVIP/VIP flights, state flights, and if there are flights with emergency status," he said.