Dear Bandung Residents, Starting October 29, Flights To And From Husein Sastranegara Moved To BIJB Kertajati

Acting Governor of West Java Bey Viki Machmudin gave a statement at Gedung Sate Bandung, Thursday (7/9/2023). (ANTARA/Ricky Prayoga)

Acting Governor of West Java Beyxi Machmudin said, starting October 29, 2023, commercial flights to and from Husein Sastranegara Bandung were transferred to Kertajati's West Java International Airport (BIJB), Majalengka. "This was discussed at the meeting, that we have coordinated with the Ministry of Transportation, that as of October 29, 2023 all flights in Husein Sastranegara were transferred to Kertajati except for the propeller aircraft," said Bey Machmudin after a leadership meeting (Rapim) with the West Java SKPD at Gedung Sate Bandung, quoted from Antara, Thursday, September 7. The propeller aircraft remains at Husein Sastranegara Airport and serves flights from the airport in the middle of Bandung City. "For the propellers, they are still allowed in Husein Sastranegara, in about a year," he said. Meanwhile, Assistant for the Economy and Development of the Regional Secretariat (Setda) of West Java Province (Jabar) Muhammad Taufiq Budi Santoso said that with the operation of Kertajati Airport as instructed by the central government, there would be a flight connection back to several cities in several provinces such as Balikpapan, Banjarmasin, Palembang, Bali and others. "Then there are four or five airlines that will move to Kertajati, originally from Bandung, including two airlines that go abroad to Kualampur," he said. For the operational preparation of airports that are targeted to serve 32,000 passengers in the week itself, continued Taufiq, access, fleet and facilities at Kertajati Airport itself have been prepared. "For the fleet from there to here and vice versa, it has also been prepared together with Damri and other providers, then there are also several airports that need to be repaired and prepared, it is also done. So Kertajati must be ready to serve domestic and domestic flights. now running abroad as of October 29, "he said. For the propeller plane itself, said Taufiq, currently there is only one in Husein Sastranegara Bandung with the aim of Adisucipto operated by Wings Air, and will last for one year.

"So one year in Bandung, after one year everything was transferred to Kertajati all of them next year, in 2024," he said.