Baewan Airport Ready to be Operated

Jan 24, 2016Updated May 26, 20251 min read

Harun Thohir airport in Bawean, East Java province, is ready to be operated in early 2016. The construction of the airport began in 2008.

“The airport is ready and now we’re waiting for the readiness of Transportation Minister Ignasius Jonan to come to Bawean (to inaugurate the airport),” said Head of East Java Transportation Agency Wahid Wahyudi on Saturday (23/1).

According to Wahid, the airport is 100 percent ready to be used.

The airport is expected to be used by DHC 6 Twin Otter Series 3000 planes owned by airline PT Airfast Indonesia and the plane has the capacity of 18 passengers.

Meanwhile, Surabaya-Bawean route flight will receive transportation subsidy. However, Wahyudi admitted that the discussion of the subsidized price of ticket has not been settled but it is estimated that the price would be around Rp350,000.

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