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Indonesia Boosts Number of International Airports to Push Travel
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Indonesia doubles international airport count to boost travel
JAKARTA — Indonesia has doubled its number of international airports in a bid to boost tourism and economic growth under President Prabowo Subianto, reversing a policy set last year by predecessor Joko Widodo’s administration that halved the number to control costs.
Indonesia's North Bali Airport construction moves closer, but confusion remains over financing
A new reliever airport for the Indonesian tourist island of Bali was first mooted in 2015, but became clogged up in the works of government, while the existing Ngurah Rai airport itself became equally clogged up with passengers. The project has been on and off the National Strategic List (of critical projects) and at one time Ngurah Rai was a preferred option to receive a second runway instead, while later it ended up on a list (of half of Indon…
Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, said that his office will continue to evaluate the increase in the number of international airports.
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