In July, 4 National and 3 International Airlines Apply for Flight Slots
MANGUPURA – baliprawara.com
Starting on Sunday (July 05), flight requirements to and from Bali are regulated through the Bali Governor Circular No.10925 of 2020 will also be replaced by Circular of Bali Provincial Task Force for the Handling of COVID-19 No. 305/ GUGASCOVID-19/ VI/ 2020. There are adjustments to the provisions for passengers on domestic routes to Bali to be able to use the PCR Test certificate or the Rapid Test certificate.
“We predict that the number of aircraft and passenger movements in July will likely increase compared to last May and June,” said General Manager of PT Angkasa Pura I (Persero) I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Herry A.Y. Sikado.
From the data obtained, there were 4 national airlines and 3 international airlines have submitted applications for flight slots for July 2020 from a total of 219 flights. Of that total, 191 of them are domestic routes, while the remaining 28 flights are international routes.
“There are 98 airlines that have been approved, 88 domestic and 10 international. The route to and from Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta Airport (CGK) dominates with 53 flights, the second is from and to Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport with 17 flights. “For the international route, which has been approved is the Doha route with 7 flights, and the route to Dubai with 3 flights,” he explained.
For Sunday flights (July 05), there are 15 flights, which are dominated by routes from and to CGK with 8 flights. There is one international route, namely Qatar Airways flights from Doha. Of course, this is accompanied by an increase in terminal capacity, from the beginning we only functioned 35% of capacity, now we increase it to 50% of the capacity of the terminal, “he explained.
“In this what so called New Normal era, our goal is to continue to be able to provide the best service to all airport service users, while maintaining strict health protocols. We aim to make this service user able to enjoy facilities and services while at the airport, and so that the risk of Coronavirus transmission through air travel can be minimized. Both of these are our commitments during this New Normal era,” concluded Herry. (MBP)
