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Airport operator PT Angkasa Pura Indonesia has prepared various facilities, both at airside and landside, to welcome the return of jet airliners and commercial flights to Bandung's airport.
An N219 plane piloted by Captain Esther Gayatri flies during its first flight from Husein Sastranegara Airport in Bandung, West Java, on Aug. 16, 2017. (JP/Arya Dipa)
State-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura Indonesia is preparing all operational facilities at Husein Sastranegara Airport in Bandung, West Java, ahead of the airport’s reactivation plan for commercial flights using jet airliners, scheduled for Sept. 17.Currently, the airport only serves military flights, VIP/VVIP and charter flights. The only commercial flight is operated by Susi Air using Cessna 208B Grand Caravan turboprop aircraft, linking Halim Perdanakusumah International Airport in East Jakarta and Nusawiru Airport in Pangandaran, West Java.
