The local Government of Lampung Barat plans to have a test
flight on Krui airport by the end of September 2011, according to an official
statement. “If everything is OK, we will have our first flight by the end of
this September,” Drs. Mukhlis Basrie, MM, the premiere of Lampung Barat
reported as saying. The flight will start from Halim Perdana Kusuma airport in Jakarta .
At the time being, the local Government is awaiting for the
legal flight permit from the Department of Transportation in Jakarta to start operating the airport. If
the legal permission is not granted yet, the airport cannot be operated.
Meanwhile, preparation prior to the test flight is being done.
The local people has long been awaiting for airport to be
operated. Although they will probably not use the airport to fly, but they hope
the airport can contribute to the development of the local economy in one way
or another.
From tourism point of view, Krui airport is a very strategic
infrastructure. It is the answer of transportation problems that is more or
less hinders the development of tourism so far, as complained by travel agents and the
tourists. Hopefully, the airport can increase the number of tourist to Lampung
Barat.
According to Radar
Lambar, PT ASI Pudjiastuti Aviation
plans to hold passengers flight from Krui and vice versa. The airline plans to fly
from Krui to Jakarta , Bandarlampung, Bengkulu,
and Palembang and the reverse. The ticket price by this airline will be: Krui-Jakarta: Rp.1.100.000,
Krui-Bandarlampung: Rp.485.000, Krui-Bengkulu: 695.000, and Krui-Palembang:875.000,
with the same price for the reverse flight.
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