Wednesday, 11 February, 2009 | 15:54 WIB
TEMPO Interactive, Banyuwangi:The Air Transportation Directorate General has recently issued a license for the operation of Banyuwangi Airport. However, the airport will allow 20-seater Cassa airplanes to land and take off from there.
The license was approved by the airport's director, Polana B. Pramesti, through the Banyuwangi Transportation decree no. 167/DBU/II/2009 dated February 9, 2009.
The license was issued following verification by the Transportation Department and the East Java Transportation Office teams conducted on January 23. According to Banyuwangi Transportation chief, Turhadi, the license was issued to meet the deadline of the airport's operations in March 2009, as announced by Transportation minister Jusman Syafii Djamal. "We hurried to finish the job before March," he said yesterday.
Turhadi said the Cassa planes were chosen due to the airport's incapacity to yet meet the requirements to operate 50-seater ATR planes, because it is
surrounded by hundreds of coconut trees that may disrupt landings. The runway is even used by local people to herd their cattle.
IKA NINGTYAS
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