APT Pranoto Airport Samarinda Adds 16 Flights, Dominated By Yogyakarta Goals To Jakarta

Aji Pangeran International Airport Pangeran Tumenggung Pranoto (APT) Samarinda added 16 flights to anticipate congestion when the peak of the Eid Al-Fitr 1444 Hijri homecoming flow on 19-20 April 2023. Head of the Class 1 Airport Organizing Unit (UPBU) APT Pranoto, Agung Pracamanto explained, this extra flight is still dominated by the Yogyakarta, Surabaya and Jakarta flight routes.

"Extra flight has been operating starting April 11," said Agung in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Tuesday, April 18, quoted by Antara.

Currently, the airlines most widely used to transport passengers at APT Pranoto Airport Samarinda are from the Lion Group, namely Batik Air, Lion Air, and Super Air Jet, and Citilink.

In addition, to anticipate an increase in passenger flow, periodic airport facilities and infrastructure are also carried out, as well as a rampcheck of aircraft from airport authorization in an effort to meet flight standards.

His party also from the air side has reconstructed the runway, added taxiways and runway lights. Meanwhile, this year there is a garbarata, meaning that APT Pranoto always fixes.

To increase frequency and route, Agung asked residents and Civil Servants who travel using air transportation to fly at APT Pranoto Airport Samarinda.

"Because we from APT Pranoto Airport have cleaned up, it's a shame if the people of East Kalimantan don't use it in general," he concluded.