Malinau Regency Government Extends Susi Air Hangar Rental, Susi Pudjiastuti: Impact On Flight Schedules

Susi Pudjiastuti. (Photo: Doc, Antara)

JAKARTA - The owner of PT ASI Pudjiastuti Aviation or Susi Air, Susi Pudjiastuti, admitted that there were disruptions to the flight schedule as a result of the hangar rental not being extended at Colonel RA Bessing Malinau Airport by the Regional Government of Malinau Regency, North Kalimantan.

Susi also hopes that the company will not have to sacrifice passenger safety. This is because aircraft maintenance or maintenance cannot be carried out because there is no hangar.

"Hopefully Susi Air doesn't have to sacrifice safety, it doesn't have to sacrifice flight cancellations, but maybe the schedule disruption is definitely because the maintenance is interrupted and it's not a very easy thing in aviation," he said in a virtual press conference, Friday, February 4.

On the same occasion, Operations Manager Mellinasari explained that a refused rental permit in the hangar of Colonel RA Bessing Malinau Airport would greatly disrupt operations. Because, aircraft maintenance can not be done.

"However, with this incident, our aircraft are carrying out maintenance, the hangar cannot be used, there may be an impact on pioneer flights in the next 1-2 weeks. We will have difficulty finding replacement aircraft," he explained.

According to Melli, as an airline serving pioneer flights, his party must prepare a replacement aircraft. Meanwhile, the plane at other times was not ready.

"1-2 weeks there are cancellations in several places in Samarinda, Malinau, Tarakan Masamba," he said.

Melli also explained that the community's need for pioneering aircraft was certain. Because, there is no other mode of transportation other than airplanes. Meanwhile, using a speedboat will take a longer time.

"Because they can only fly, via boat or plane," he said.