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PT Angkasa Pura II has imposed new operating hours at 12 airports to optimize service and support the prevention of the spread of COVID-19.
The airports are Kertajati (Majalengka), Sultan Thaha (Jambi), Depati Amir (Pangkalpinang), Fatmawati Soekarno (Bengkulu), Sultan Iskandar Muda (Aceh), Tjilik Riwut (Palangkaraya), Raja Haji Fisabilillah (Tanjung Pinang), Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (Palembang), Radin Inten II (Lampung), Supadio (Pontianak), Sultan Syarif Kasim II (Pekanbaru) and Banyuwangi.
According to President Director of PT Angkasa Pura II Muhammad Awaluddin in his statement in Jakarta, Friday said in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the airports were operating with shorter time than normal.
This policy has been approved by the regulator with the issuance of notice to airmen regarding operating hours for each airport.
He affirmed that although operational hours were shortened, the airports would remain on standby to anticipate a number of flights in special conditions.
“Operating hours at 12 airports have been shortened in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, however PT Angkasa Pura II remains on standby when there are aircraft that experience technical and operational constraints and require the airport to land. We are also on standby if there are medical-related flights and logistical flights especially those carrying COVID-19 infection substance samples,” he said.
In addition, the airport is still open if there are planes that are forced to land outside the airport operating hours because for example there is a delay in departure at the point of origin and so forth.
He further said that the shortened operational hours could protect the health aspects of passengers and airport personnel.
“In this challenging period due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the most important thing is the health and safety of the traveler and airport personnel. We have adjusted operational patterns and adjusted operating hours to enable the application of work from home and physical distancing concepts for operational personnel at the airport,” Muhammad Awaluddin concluded. [antaranews/photo special]
