JakartaPost-Sept 12, 2024
A business jet became the first jet aircraft carrying passengers to land at the airport in the future capital Nusantara in East Kalimantan on Thursday. Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi and Agrarian and Spatial Planning Deputy Minister Raja Juli Antoni and their entourage were the first passengers to land at the airport. “Today [Thursday] we conducted a proving flight with a Cessna Citation Longitude, a jet aircraft with the same classification as a Boeing 737,” Budi said in a statement issued by the Transportation Ministry. “Alhamdulillah [thank God], the aircraft we boarded, landed smoothly and safely at Nusantara airport.” Budi said the first landing was impressive and extraordinary because the passengers got to see the Nusantara landscape before landing. “Before landing, we were presented with a beautiful and spectacular view of Nusantara,” he said. “This is in line with the early development grand design, which retains the greenery.” Budi added that the verification and calibration stages of the Nusanatara airport had been completed several days ago. “The verification was conducted on Sunday and Monday while the calibration was held on Tuesday,” he said. “Therefore, the airport at Nusantara can be used for the arrival and departure of the presidential aircraft while the President is working in Nusantara.” The airport runway is 2,200 meters long while the construction of the VIP terminal is 90 percent complete. The main access road is almost 100 percent complete, while work on other supporting facilities is still ongoing. Budi was upbeat that the airport would be completed as planned on Dec. 31. Read more at: https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/09/12/jet-aircraft-carrying-passengers-lands-for-first-time-at-nusantara-airport.html.
